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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: What topics are women interested in during pregnancy: exploring the role of social media as informational and emotional support

 

Total

Use (n = 220)

Do not use (n = 82)

chi or t(p)

n(%)

Mean ± SD

n(%) or Mean ± SD

n(%) or Mean ± SD

Use of social media

Use

82

(27.2)

        

Do not use

220

(72.8)

        

Age (years)

20–24

3

(1.0)

32.86

 ± 3.56

32.79

 ± 3.44

33.04

 ± 3.87

.533

(.597)

25–29

46

(15.2)

        

30–34

153

(50.7)

        

35–39

88

(29.1)

        

40–44

12

(4.0)

        

Number of pregnancies

1st (primipara)

208

(68.9)

  

146

(66.4)

62

(75.6)

2.251a

(.335)

2nd

80

(26.5)

  

63

(28.6)

17

(20.7)

  

3rd and above

14

(4.6)

  

11

(5.0)

3

(3.7)

  

Fertility treatment

No

266

(88.1)

  

73

(89.0)

193

(87.7)

1.182a

(.574)

Intrauterine Insemination

11

(3.6)

  

4

(4.9)

7

(3.2)

  

In Vitro Fertilization

25

(8.3)

  

5

(6.1)

20

(9.1)

  

Stage

1st

40

(13.2)

  

31

(14.1)

9

(11.0)

4.746

(.200)

2nd

113

(37.4)

  

82

(37.3)

31

(37.8)

  

3rd

73

(24.2)

  

58

(26.4)

15

(18.3)

  

postpartum

76

(25.2)

  

49

(22.3)

27

(32.9)

  

KeHEALS

 < 30

95

(31.5)

31.00

 ± 4.09

31.291

 ± 4.238

30.207

 ± 3.589

-2.056

(.041)

 ≥ 30

207

(68.5)

        
  1. a Fisher’s exact test; KeHEALS, Korean eHealth literacy scale