Table 1.
Personal information of mothers of infants who participated in prenatal education curriculum or not and their husbands (n = 604)
| Mothers | t/χ2 | Their husbands | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participated n (%) | Not n (%) | Mother participated n (%) | Mother not participated n (%) | t/χ2 | ||
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Min | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | ||
| Max | 42 | 42 | 46 | 48 | ||
| Mean ± STD | 28.0 ± 4.1 | 27.3 ± 4.2 | 1.76 | 30.8 ± 4.7 | 30.3 ± 4.8 | 1.16 |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary school and below | 1 (0.6) | 7 (1.6) | 1 (0.6) | 5 (1.2) | ||
| Middle school | 28 (16.3) | 108 (25.4) | 25 (14.5) | 97 (22.8) | ||
| High school | 42 (24.4) | 113 (26.6) | 34 (19.8) | 113(26.6) | ||
| College | 45 (26.2) | 87 (20.5) | 45 (26.2) | 77 (18.1) | ||
| University | 56 (32.6) | 110 (25.9) | 9.5* | 67 (39.0) | 133 (31.3) | 12.88* |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Staff in farming, forestry, or fishery | 16 (9.2) | 27 (6.4) | 11 (6.4) | 33 (8.0) | ||
| Staff in manufacture, or transportation | 4 (2.3) | 6 (1.4) | 18 (10.5) | 40 (9.7) | ||
| Staff in business, or service industry | 28 (16.1) | 65 (15.4) | 32 (18.7) | 97 (23.5) | ||
| Manager in government, public institutions or enterprise | 40 (22.9) | 81 (19.3) | 44 (25.7) | 80 (19.4) | ||
| Professionals | 33 (19.0) | 53 (12.6) | 48 (28.1) | 108 (26.2) | ||
| Soldiers | – | 1 (0.2) | 2 (1.2) | 7 (1.7) | ||
| Housework | 25 (14.4) | 86 (20.4) | 3 (1.8) | 9 (2.2) | ||
| Unemployed | 22 (12.6) | 91 (21.6) | 5 (2.9) | 24 (5.8) | ||
| Others | 6 (3.4) | 11 (2.6) | 15.16 | 8 (4.7) | 15 (3.6) | 9.09 |
| Monthly income (RMB) | ||||||
| 199 and below | 29 (17.3) | 101 (24.1) | – | 8 (1.9) | ||
| 200–1019 | 22 (13.1) | 57 (13.6) | 5 (2.9) | 31 (7.4) | ||
| 1020–3499 | 66 (39.3) | 168 (40.1) | 65 (38.0) | 174 (41.6) | ||
| 3500–5999 | 36 (21.4) | 64 (15.3) | 67 (39.2) | 131 (31.3) | ||
| 6000–8499 | 10 (6.0) | 17 (4.1) | 24 (14.0) | 38 (9.1) | ||
| 8500 and above | 5 (3.0) | 12 (2.9) | 6.17 | 10 (5.8) | 36 (8.6) | 13.90* |
* P < 0.05