Table 1.
Demographic and obstetrical characteristics of the groups
| Variable | Group | Test | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| Intervention | Control | ||
| Age* | 28.75±4.76 | 28.53±5.5 | P=0.778 |
| Years of formal education* | |||
| 7-12 years | 44 (52.4) | 45 (53.6) | P=0.115 |
| 13-16 years | 40 (47.6) | 39 (46.4) | |
| Place** | |||
| Urban area | 82 (97.6) | 83 (98.8) | P=0.56 |
| Rural area | 2 (2.4) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Occupational status* | |||
| Employed | 18 (21.4) | 15 (17.9) | P=0.56 |
| House wife | 66 (78.6) | 69 (82.1) | |
| Abortion* | |||
| 1 | 68 (81) | 67 (79.1) | P=0.673 |
| 2 | 12 (14.2) | 15 (17.8) | |
| >2 | 4 (4.8) | 2 (2.4) | |
| Living children* | |||
| 0 | 35 (41.7) | 26 (31) | P=0.472 |
| 1 | 30 (35.7) | 36 (42.8) | |
| 2 | 17 (20.2) | 17 (20.2) | |
| >2 | 2 (2.4) | 5 (6) | |
| Place of abortion* | |||
| Home | 49 (58.3) | 46 (54.8) | P=0.378 |
| Hospital | 35 (41.7) | 38 (45.2) | |
| Type of abortion* | |||
| Spontaneous | 63 (75) | 61 (72.6) | P=0.43 |
| Induced | 21 (25) | 23 (27.4) | |
| History of disease* | |||
| Yes | 5 (6) | 4 (4.8) | P=0.52 |
| No | 79 (94) | 80 (95.2) | |
| Gestational age* | |||
| >12 weeks | 60 (71.4) | 55 (65.5) | P=0.356 |
| 12-20 weeks | 24 (21.6) | 29 (34.5) | |
Chi-squared test*, Fisher’s exact test**