Table 1.
Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of laboring women in the experimental and control group (n = 74).
| S.no. | Variables | Control group (n1=37) |
Experimental group (n2=37) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | |||
| Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
| 1. | Age (in years)a | 23.49 (3.66) | 23.08 (3.84) | 0.64b |
| 2. |
Education No formal education Primary school Secondary school High school |
2 (5.40) 7 (18.93) 26 (70.27) 2 (5.40) |
1 (2.70) 14 (37.84) 19 (51.35) 3 (8.11) |
0.27c |
| 3. |
Husband's education No formal education Primary school Secondary school High school University education |
1 (2.70) - 17 (45.95) 16 (43.25) 3 (8.10) |
- 1 (2.70) 13 (35.15) 20 (54.05) 3 (8.10) |
0.56c |
| 4. |
Occupation NIL Working |
36 (97.30) 1 (2.70) |
36 (97.30) 1 (2.70) |
1.00c |
| 5. |
Husband's occupation Self-employed Private Job |
19 (51.35) 18 (48.65) |
22 (59.46) 15 (40.54) |
0.48c |
| 6. |
Place of residence Urban Rural |
6 (16.22) 31 (83.78) |
9 (24.32) 28 (75.68) |
0.49c |
| 7. |
Income status Above poverty line Below poverty line |
6 (16.22) 31 (83.78) |
5 (13.51) 32 (86.49) |
0.58c |
| 8. |
Family structure Nuclear family Joint family Extended family |
2 (5.40) 11 (29.73) 24 (64.87) |
3 (8.12) 11 (29.73) 23 (62.16) |
0.57c |
| 9. | Duration of marriage (in years)a | 1.92 (0.95) | 1.83 (0.81) | 0.66b |
| Obstetric characteristics | ||||
| 10. | Gestational age (in weeks)a |
38.74 (0.92) | 38.86 (1.32) | 0.66b |
| 11. | Duration of labor pain: baseline (in minutes)a | 546.49 (214.91) | 572.70 (274.69) | 0.64b |
| 12. |
Case status Booked Un-booked |
31 (83.78) 6 (16.22) |
32 (86.48) 5 (13.52) |
1.00c |
| 13. | Number of ANC visits ≤ 2 3–4 ≥ 5 |
13 (35.14) 22 (59.46) 2 (5.4) |
16 (43.24) 21 (56.76) - |
0.71c |
| 14. | Previous history of abortion | 2 (5.40) | 2 (5.40) | 0.71c |
| 15. |
Planned pregnancy Yes No |
30 (81.08) 7 (18.92) |
29 (78.38) 8 (21.62) |
0.78c |
| 16. |
Fear regarding labor Yes No |
10 (27.03) 27 (72.97) |
12 (32.43) 25 (67.57) |
0.61c |
| 17. |
Reason of fear Being alone in labor and childbirth Medical procedures Long-term implications of damage from childbirth Lack of knowledge |
(n = 10) - 8 (80) 2 (40) - |
(n = 12) 3 (25) 4 (33) 3 (25) 2 (16) |
0.15c |
| 18. | Cervical dilatation (at baseline) 4–5 cm 6–7 cm 8 cm |
21 (56.76) 8 (21.62) 8 (21.62) |
17 (45.94) 16 (43.25) 4 (10.81) |
0.15c |
aMean (Standard deviation) were reported
b – t test,
c - χ2