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Table 1 Comparison of socio-demographic characteristics of the participants in two groups of receiving distraction techniques and control

From: The effect of distraction techniques on pain and stress during labor: a randomized controlled clinical trial

Variable

Distraction Techniques n = 34

Control n = 34

P

Age (years)*

26.2 (5.4)

27.0 (5.6)

0.568d

Body mass index (kg/m 2)*

22.9 (2.9)

22.8 (3.6)

0.965d

Education

  

0.628a

 Illiterate

1 (2.9)

0 (0)

 

 Primary school

0 (0)

2 (5.9)

 

 Secondary school

4 (11.8)

6 (17/6)

 

 High school

2 (5.9)

2 (5.9)

 

 Diploma

9 (26.5)

5 (14.7)

 

 University

18 (52.9)

19 (55.9)

 

Job

  

0.528c

 House wife

29 (85.3)

27 (79.4)

 

 Employed

5 (14.7)

7 (20.6)

 

Spouse education level

  

0.643a

 Illiterate

1 (2.9)

0 (0)

 

 Primary school

0 (0)

2 (5.9)

 

 Secondary school

4 (11.8)

6 (17.6)

 

 High school

2 (5.9)

2 (5.9)

 

 Diploma

9 (26.5)

5 (14.7)

 

 University

18 (52.9)

19 (55.9)

 

Spouse job

  

0.863c

 Unemployed

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

 Employee

8 (23.5)

8 (23.5)

 

 Manual worker

6 (17.6)

7 (20.6)

 

 Shopkeeper

7 (20.6)

5 (14.7)

 

 Others

15 (44.1)

12 (35.3)

 

Sufficiency of monthly income for living expenses

 

0.165a

 Enough

20 (58.8)

18 (52.9)

 

 Fairly sufficient

13 (38.2)

9 (26.5)

 

 Inadequate

1 (2.9)

7 (20.6)

 

Wanted pregnancy

  

0.340b

 Yes

31 (91.2)

29 (85.3)

 

 No

3 (8.8)

5 (14.7)

 

Marital satisfaction level

  

0.455a

 Totally satisfied

31 (91.2)

29 (85.3)

 

 Relatively satisfied

3 (8.8)

5 (14.7)

 

 Totally dissatisfied

0 (0)

0 (0)

 

Gravida

  

0.432c

 1

20 (58.8)

18 (52.9)

 

 2

14 (41.2)

16 (47.1)

 
  1. aChi-square for trend test
  2. bFisher's exact test
  3. cChi-squared test
  4. dIndependent t-test
  5. Variables were reported as numbers (%), except for cases * reported as mean (Standard Deviation)