Table 1 Demographic and fertility characteristics in women six months postpartum (n = 300)
From: Predictors of mothers’ postpartum body dissatisfaction based on demographic and fertility factors
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Woman’s education | |
< High school | 55 (18.3) |
High school | 96 (32) |
Academic | 149 (49.7) |
Spousal’s education | |
< High school | 58 (19.3) |
High school | 109 (36.3) |
Academic | 133 (44.3) |
Birthplace | |
Urban | 222 (74) |
Rural | 78 (26) |
Woman’s occupation | |
Housewife | 231 (77) |
Employed | 69 (23) |
Spousal’s occupation | |
Employee | 105 (35) |
Free | 148 (49.3) |
Worker | 38 (12.7) |
Unemployed | 9 (3) |
Economic status | |
Favorable | 96 (32) |
Relatively favorable | 188 (62.7) |
Undesirable | 16 (5.3) |
Infertility history | |
Yes | 20 (6.7) |
No | 280 (93.3) |
Abortion history | |
Yes | 54 (18) |
No | 246 (82) |
Mode of delivery | |
aNVD | 139 (46.3) |
bC/S | 161 (53.7) |
Parity | |
Primipara | 186 (62) |
Multipara | 114 (38) |
Pregnancy | |
Wanted | 281 (93.7) |
Unwanted | 19 (6.3) |
Wanted and unwanted baby’s gender | |
Wanted | 225 (75) |
Unwanted | 75 (25) |
Gestational age | |
Term | 281 (93.7) |
Preterm | 19 (6.3) |
Breastfeeding period | |
< 6 Months | 35 (11.7) |
6 Months | 265 (88.3) |
Nutrition status of the infant | |
Breast-feeding | 213 (71) |
Bottle-feeding | 36 (12) |
Both | 51 (17) |
Receiving information about the body shape | |
yes | 94 (31.3) |
No | 206 (68.7) |
Spouse’s views on the shape of a woman’s body | |
Very satisfied | 97 (32.3) |
Somewhat satisfied | 138 (46) |
Indifferent | 37 (12.3) |
Somewhat dissatisfied | 21 (7) |
Very dissatisfied | 7 (2.3) |