Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (N = 86)
Items | Total | Intervention group(n = 43) | Control group(n = 43) | Statistic | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 36.95 ± 2.25 | 36.95 ± 2.17 | 36.95 ± 2.36 | 0.30a | 0.768 |
Weeks of gestation | 27.01 ± 0.94 | 26.95 ± 0.95 | 27.07 ± 0.94 | 0.57a | 0.567 |
Education level | 0.05b | 0.958 | |||
Junior school | 3 (3.49) | 2 (4.65) | 1 (2.33) | ||
High school | 12 (13.95) | 6 (13.95) | 6 (13.95) | ||
College and above | 71 (82.56) | 35 (81.40) | 36 (83.72) | ||
Monthly income | 0.93b | 0.354 | |||
<1000 | 1 (1.16) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (2.33) | ||
1000–4999 | 15 (17.44) | 7 (16.28) | 8 (18.60) | ||
5000–9999 | 36 (41.86) | 17 (39.53) | 19 (44.19) | ||
>10,000 | 34 (39.54) | 19 (44.19) | 15 (34.88) | ||
Current residence | 0.12b | 0.725 | |||
Urban | 77 (89.53) | 39 (90.70) | 38 (88.37) | ||
Rural | 9 (10.47) | 4 (9.30) | 5 (11.63) | ||
Employment | 0.45 c | 0.549 | |||
Yes | 74 (86.05) | 36 (83.72) | 38 (88.37) | ||
No | 12 (13.95) | 7 (16.28) | 5 (11.63) | ||
Family status | 0.98c | 0.323 | |||
Only child | 22 (25.58) | 9 (20.93) | 13 (30.23) | ||
With siblings | 64 (74.42) | 34 (79.07) | 30 (69.77) | ||
Gravidity | 1.08c | 0.279 | |||
2 | 49 (56.98) | 27 (62.79) | 22 (51.16) | ||
≥ 3 | 37 (43.02) | 16 (37.21) | 21 (48.84) | ||
Parity | 0.84b | 0.400 | |||
1 | 80 (93.02) | 41 (95.35) | 39 (90.70) | ||
2 | 6 (6.98) | 2 (4.65) | 4 (9.30) | ||
Previous delivery mode | 0.05c | 0.829 | |||
Vaginal | 39 (45.35) | 20 (46.51) | 19 (44.19) | ||
Caesarean section | 47 (54.65) | 23 (53.49) | 24 (55.81) | ||
Planned pregnancy | 1.33c | 0.516 | |||
Planned | 64 (74.42) | 33 (76.74) | 31 (72.09) | ||
Accidental | 22 (25.58) | 10 (23.26) | 12 (27.91) | ||