Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics and health profiles of the respondents (N = 281).
|
n (%) |
Mean (standard deviation) |
|
|---|---|---|
|
Age (year) |
30.02 (4.82) |
|
|
Ethnicity | ||
|
Sarawak indigenous |
120 (42.7) |
|
|
Malay |
107 (38.1) |
|
|
Chinese |
46 (16.4) |
|
|
Others (Sabah indigenous) |
8 (2.8) |
|
|
Educational level | ||
|
Primary to secondary |
120 (42.7) |
|
|
Tertiary |
161 (57.3) |
|
|
Occupation | ||
|
Government employee |
123 (43.8) |
|
|
Private sector employee |
130 (46.3) |
|
|
Self-employed |
28 (10.0) |
|
|
Working status (on maternity leave) | ||
|
1st interview |
279 (99.3) |
|
|
2nd interview |
11 (3.9) |
|
|
Total monthly household income (RM) |
|
4735.5 (3957.78) |
|
Parity |
|
1.9 (0.88) |
|
Smoking |
2 (0.7) |
|
|
Chronic health problem |
3 (1.1) |
|
|
Delivery complication |
3 (1.1) |
|
|
Caesarean delivery |
83 (29.5) |
|
|
Breastfeeding |
273 (97.2) |
|
|
Perceived prenatal control | ||
|
None/minimal |
76 (27.1) |
|
|
Great/complete |
205 (72.9) |
|
|
Self-perceived prenatal health status | ||
|
Poor/fair |
1 (0.4) |
|
|
Good/substantially good/excellent |
205 (99.6) |
|
|
Self-rated prenatal mood disturbance (depressed/ anxious) |
26 (9.3) |
|