Table 1.
Distribution of sociodemographic and obstetric variables.
| n = 250 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Control group (n1=123) | Experimental group (n2=127) | df | t | P value |
| Age (yr), mean+SD | 24.8 (4.1) | 24.3 (3.9) | 248 | -0.853a | 0.395 |
| Age at 1stpregnancy (yr), mean+SD | 22.7 (3.4) | 22.3 (3.3) | 248 | -0.886a | 0.376 |
| Residence | |||||
| Rural | 116 (94.3) | 118 (92.9) | 1 | 0.203c | 0. |
| Urban | 7 (5.7) | 9 (7.1) | |||
| Religion | |||||
| Hindu | 116 (94.3) | 113 (89) | |||
| Muslim | 6 (4.9) | 12 (9.4) | 2 | 2.354b | 0.315 |
| Christian | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | |||
| Education | |||||
| Graduate and above | 19 (15.4) | 20 (15.7) | |||
| Secondary school | 29 (23.6) | 19 (15) | 3 | 5.272b | 0.129 |
| Primary school | 75 (61) | 85 (66.9) | |||
| No formal education | - | 3 (2.4) | |||
| Family type | |||||
| Nuclear | 17 (13.8) | 18 (14.2) | 1 | 0.006c | 0.936 |
| Joint | 106 (86.2) | 109 (85.8) | |||
| Total monthly family income (rupees) | |||||
| <10,000 | 59 (48) | 53 (41.7) | 2 | 1.032c | 0.597 |
| 10,000–30,000 | 52 (42.3) | 59 (46.5) | |||
| > 30,000 | 12 (9.7) | 15 (11.8) | |||
| MCP card | |||||
| Yes | 108 (87.8) | 99 (78) | 1 | 4.259c | 0.039 |
| No | 15 (12.2) | 28 (22) | |||
| Source of IFA | |||||
| Government supply | 116 (94.3) | 120 (94.5) | 1 | 0.004b | 0.951 |
| Self- purchase | 7 (5.7) | 7 (5.5) | |||
| Distance from a health facility (km) | |||||
| <10 | 27 (21.9) | 36 (28.4) | |||
| 10–29 | 58 (47.2) | 60 (47.2) | 3 | 2.451c | 0.484 |
| 30–49 | 33 (26.8) | 25 (19.7) | |||
| > 50 | 5 (4.1) | 6 (4.7) | |||
| Gestational age (weeks) | |||||
| 14–17 | 40 (32.5) | 49 (38.6) | 2 | 6.938c | 0.031 |
| 18–20 | 33 (26.8) | 46 (36.2) | |||
| 21–24 | 50 (40.7) | 32 (25.2) | |||
| POG at ANC registration (weeks) | |||||
| <10 | 37 (30.1) | 44 (34.6) | |||
| 10–12 | 37 (30.1) | 49 (38.6) | 3 | 5.929c | 0.115 |
| 13–18 | 34 (27.6) | 27 (21.3) | |||
| > 18 | 15 (12.2) | 7 (5.5) | |||
| No. of living children | |||||
| 0 | 68 (55.3) | 92 (72.4) | 2 | 7.984c | 0.018 |
| 1 | 47 (38.2) | 30 (23.6) | |||
| > 2 | 8 (6.5 | 5 (3.9) | |||
| History of abortion | |||||
| Yes | 13 (10.6) | 22 (17.3) | 1 | 2.367c | 0.124 |
| No | 110 (89.4) | 105 (82.7) | |||
| History of stillbirth | |||||
| Yes | 1 (0.8) | 2 (1.6) | 1 | 0.035b | <0.999 |
| No | 122 (99.2) | 125 (98.4) | |||
| History of infection in the current pregnancy | |||||
| Yes | 6 (4.9) | 5 (3.9) | 1 | 0.132c | 0.717 |
| No | 117 (95.1) | 122 (96.1) | |||
| Gravida | |||||
| Primi | 64 (52) | 75 (59.1) | 1 | 1.248c | 0.264 |
| Multi | 59 (48) | 52 (40.9) | |||
aIndependent sample t-test, b-Fisher’s exact test, c-Chi-square test; SD, Standard Deviation; MCP card, Mother and child protection card; POG, Period of Gestation; ANC, Antenatal care.