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. 2014 Dec 30;54(1):27–36. doi: 10.1515/sjph-2015-0004

Table 5.

Awareness of pregnant women of risk factors for healthy infant development (education).

Risk factors Education

Basic High school University Pearson’s χ2 test

proportion of YES responses Count Percent Count Percent Count Percent p-value
Large or small weight gain in pregnancy 35 55.6 76 56.3 97 70.8 0.024
Obesity of mother 46 70.8 121 85.2 134 95.7 <0.001
Malnutrition of mother 57 86.4 139 97.2 138 97.2 <0.001
Non-acceptance of pregnancy 45 71.4 118 88.7 124 89.9 <0.001
Smoking during pregnancy 55 84.6 140 97.9 144 99.3 <0.001
Partner’s smoking at home 46 73.0 126 90.6 142 98.6 <0.001
Lack of physical activity 38 60.3 88 64.7 109 82.0 <0.001
Huge physical load 55 83.3 130 92.9 133 95.7 0.008
Mother’s negative emotions (anger, rage, fear) 50 76.9 119 83.8 118 86.8 0.210
Mother’s stress 57 86.4 134 93.7 140 97.9 0.005
Reduction diet or non-consulted vegetarian diet 37 56.1 130 93.5 134 95.0 <0.001
Alcohol consumption (of any amount) 57 86.4 134 94.4 121 88.3 0.105
Higher amount of coffee/caffeine 50 76.9 122 87.8 120 89.6 0.042
Illegal drugs 62 93.9 142 99.3 143 98.6 0.028
Workload, including prolonged standing at work (more than 2 hours) 48 72.7 97 71.3 103 77.4 0.501
Lack of knowledge about risks for infant’s development 40 60.6 94 69.1 110 79.7 0.012
Lack of rest and sleep 50 76.9 115 83.9 121 89.0 0.083