Table 1.
General Demographic Characteristics of Participants (N=1014)
| Variables | N | Percentages (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ≤35 | 898 | 88.56 |
| >35 | 116 | 11.44 | |
| Pre-pregnancy BMI | <18.5 | 114 | 11.24 |
| 18.5~23.9 | 644 | 63.51 | |
| ≥24 | 256 | 25.25 | |
| Whether the first birth | Yes | 414 | 40.83 |
| No | 600 | 59.17 | |
| Only child | Yes | 142 | 14.00 |
| No | 872 | 86.00 | |
| Place of residence | City | 856 | 84.42 |
| Rural | 158 | 15.58 | |
| Education level | Middle School and below | 125 | 12.33 |
| High School/Junior College | 167 | 16.47 | |
| College / Bachelor | 657 | 64.79 | |
| Postgraduate and above | 65 | 6.41 | |
| Profession | Unemployed | 242 | 23.87 |
| Farmers / Workers | 45 | 4.44 | |
| Enterprise | 382 | 37.67 | |
| Others | 345 | 34.02 | |
| Personality | Introverted | 118 | 11.64 |
| Moderate | 688 | 67.85 | |
| Extrovert | 208 | 20.51 | |
| Pregnancy intention | Planned Pregnancy | 364 | 35.90 |
| Let nature take its course | 486 | 47.93 | |
| Accidental Pregnancy | 164 | 16.17 | |
| Spontaneous abortions | No | 867 | 85.50 |
| Yes | 147 | 14.50 | |
| Monthly income per capita | <¥2000 | 59 | 5.82 |
| ¥2000~¥5000 | 529 | 52.17 | |
| >¥5000 | 426 | 42.01 | |
| Pregnancy | Early Pregnancy | 81 | 7.99 |
| Mid-pregnancy | 448 | 44.18 | |
| Late Pregnancy | 485 | 47.83 | |