Table 1 Women’s worry by their socio-demographic/obstetric characteristics (N = 484)
From: Pregnant women’s well-being and worry during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
Levels of worry | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Worry score < 37 | Worry score ≥ 37 | |||
Socio-demographic variables | N (%) | 238 (49.2) | 246 (50.8) | P |
Age (year) | 0.001†ab | |||
< 20 | 28 (5.8) | 12 (42.9) | 16 (57.1) | |
20–30 | 286 (59.1) | 123 (43.0) | 163 (57.0) | |
> 30 | 170 (35.1) | 103 (60.6) | 67 (39.4) | |
Job | 0.038†ab | |||
Housewife | 373 (77.1) | 193 (51.7) | 180 (48.3) | |
Employed | 111 (22.9) | 45 (40.5) | 66 (59.5) | |
Education level | 0.210†ac | |||
Primary School | 26 (5.4) | 16 (61.5) | 10 (38.5) | |
Diploma | 183 (37.8) | 95 (51.9) | 88 (48.1) | |
University | 275 (41.1) | 127 (46.2) | 148 (53.8) | |
Family income | 0.005†ab | |||
Low income | 71 (14.7) | 23 (32.4) | 48 (28.3) | |
Middle income | 401 (82.9) | 207 (51.6) | 194 (48.4) | |
High income | 12 (2.5) | 8 (66.7) | 4 (33.3) | |
Husband’s age | 0.016†ab | |||
< 30 | 135 (27.9) | 53 (39.3) | 82 (60.7) | |
30–40 | 291(60.1) | 151 (51.9) | 140 (48.1) | |
> 40 | 58 (12) | 34 (58.6) | 24 (41.4) | |
Husband’s education level | 0.070†ab | |||
Primary School | 56 (11.6) | 34 (60.7) | 22 (39.3) | |
Diploma | 201 (41.5) | 103(51.2) | 98 (48.8) | |
University | 227 (31.8) | 101 (44.5) | 126 (55.5) | |
Husband’s job | 0.081†ab | |||
Worker | 117 (24.2) | 47 (40.2) | 70 (59.8) | |
Clerk | 128 (26.4) | 66 (51.6) | 62 (48.4) | |
Self-employed | 239 (49.4) | 125 (52.3) | 114 (47.7) | |
Close family member with chronic disease | 0.444a | |||
Yes | 85 (17.6) | 45 (52.9) | 40 (47.1) | |
No | 399 (82.4) | 193 (48.4) | 206 (51.6) | |
COVID-19 infected person among relatives | 0.009†ab | |||
Yes | 38 (7.9) | 11 (28.9) | 27 (71.1) | |
No | 446 (92.1) | 227 (50.9) | 219 (49.1) | |
Death due to COVID-19 among relatives | 0.402a | |||
Yes | 20 (4.1) | 8 (40.0) | 12 (60.0) | |
No | 464 (95.9) | 230 (49.6) | 234 (50.4) | |
Fear of COVID-19 | < 0.001†ab | |||
Not at all to moderate | 272 (70.8) | 185 (68.0) | 87 (32.0) | |
High to Severe | 212 (29.2) | 53 (25.0) | 159 (75.0) | |
Participation in the study | 0.002†ab | |||
After the first wave of COVID-19 | 384 (79.3) | 175 (45.6) | 209 (54.4) | |
During the second wave of COVID-19 | 100 (20.7) | 63 (63.0) | 37 (37.0) | |
Obstetrics variables | ||||
Gestational age (week) | 0.001†ab | |||
First trimester | 75 (15.5) | 51 (68.0) | 24 (32.0) | |
Second trimester | 187 (38.6) | 81 (43.3) | 106 (56.7) | |
Third trimester | 222 (45.9) | 108 (47.7) | 116 (52.3) | |
Parity | 0.002†ab | |||
Nullipara | 234 (48.3) | 98 (41.9) | 136 (58.1) | |
Primipara/Multipara | 250 (52.7) | 140 (56.0) | 110 (44.0) | |
Having a chronic disease | 0.064†ac | |||
Yes | 15 (3.1) | 4 (26.7) | 11 (73.3) | |
No | 469 (96.9) | 234 (49.9) | 235 (50.1) | |
Having a history of abortion | 0.085†ac | |||
Yes | 131 (27.1) | 56 (42.7) | 75 (57.3) | |
No | 353 (72.9) | 182 (51.6) | 171 (48.4) | |
Having a pregnancy complication | 0.075†ac | |||
Yes | 44 (9.1) | 16 (36.4) | 28 (63.6) | |
No | 440 (90.9) | 222 (50.5) | 218 (49.5) | |
Having a poor obstetric history | 0.109a | |||
Yes | 54 (11.2) | 21 (39.9) | 33 (61.1) | |
No | 430 (88.8) | 217 (50.5) | 213 (49.5) | |