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Table 2 The relationship between demographic characteristics and body dissatisfaction score in women six months postpartum (n = 300)

From: Predictors of mothers’ postpartum body dissatisfaction based on demographic and fertility factors

Characteristics

Mean (SD)

P-value

Woman’s education

  < High school

74.29 (32.43)

0.832*

 High school

73.48 (33.62)

 Academic

76.07 (34.01)

Spousal’s education

  < High school

76.91 (32.94)

0.587*

 High school

72.28 (29.99)

 Academic

76.2 (36.48)

Birthplace

 Urban

77.70 (33.89)

0.281**

 Rural

66.99 (31.30)

Woman’s occupation

 Housewife

73.41 (34.90)

0.273**

 Employed

79.96 (31.23)

Spousal’s occupation

 Employee

79.03 (37.42)

0.389***

 Free

74.16 (31.75)

 worker

65.47 (25.83)

 Unemployed

79.11 (38.59)

Economic status

 Favorable

73.80 (32.59)

0.372***

 Relatively favorable

76.69 (34.60)

 Undesirable

63.31 (25.23)

  1. * One way ANOVA **Independent t-test ***Kruskal–Wallis