Table-I.

Socio-demographic Characteristics of Mothers.

Socio-demographic characteristics	Mothers with newborns in a NICU		Mothers with newborns in a PCS		Statistical analysis
	Mean±SD Median (25-75)		Mean±SD Median (25-75)		p
Age	25.69±4.28		25 (23-28)		0.344*
	25.64±5.77		24 (21.25-29)
	n	%	n	%	x2, p
Educational status
Primary school	70	70.0	77	77.0	1.590; 0.452**
High school	23	23.0	16	16.0
University	7	7.0	7	7.0
Occupational Status
Working	13	13.0	8	8.0	0.851; 0.356***
not working	87	87.0	92	92.0
Income Level Detection
Bad	6	6.0	10	10.0	1.238; 0.539**
Moderate	73	73.0	72	72.0
Good	21	21.0	18	18.0
Supporting Systems
Exist	76	76.0	65	65.0	2.909; 0.088**
Not exist	24	24.0	35	35.0
The Number of Births
1	47	47.0	36	36.0	3.727; 0.155**
2	26	26.0	38	38.0
3 or more	27	27.0	26	26.0

^*Mann-Whitney U Test,

^**Pearson chi-square test,

^***Continuity correction test.