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. 2016 Apr 19;64(4):400–406. doi: 10.7727/wimj.2014.196

Table 1. Demographic and obstetric characteristics of study group.

Variable Drug group
n (%)
Placebo group
n (%)
Control group
n (%)
Test Chi-squared
Mother's educational level
Primary school 5 (8.2) 4 (6.5) 3 (5.4)
Junior high school 29 (47.5) 25 (40.3) 25 (44.6) p = 0.96
High school 21 (34.4) 26 (41.9) 23 (41.1)
University graduate 6 (9.8) 7 (11.3) 5 (8.9)
Total 61 (100) 62 (100) 56 (100)
Father's educational level
Primary school 8 (13.1) 2 (3.2) 9 (15.5) p = 0.16
Junior high school 21 (31.4) 31 (50) 19 (32.8)
High school 24 (39.2) 18 (29) 20 (34.5)
University graduate 8 (13.1) 11 (17.7) 10 (17.2)
Total 61 (100) 62 (100) 58 (100)
Mother's occupational status
Housewife 52 (85.2) 57 (91.9) 49 (86) p = 0.46
Employee 9 (14.8) 5 (8.1) 8 (14)
Total 57 (100) 62 (100) 61 (100)
Father's occupational status
Self-employed 10 (16.4) 9 (14.5) 11 (19.6) p = 0.9
Employed 20 (32.8) 23 (37.1) 21 (37.5)
Occasional worker 31 (50.8) 30 (48.4) 24 (42.9)
Total 61 (100) 62 (100) 56 (100)
Family income
Below poverty line 16 (26.2) 16 (25.8) 12 (20.7) p = 0.73
Above poverty line 45 (73.8) 46 (74.2) 46 (79.3)
Total 61 (100) 62 (100) 58 (100)
Area of residence
City 36 (59) 34 (54) 28 (57.1) p = 0.89
Village 25 (41) 28 (45.2) 21 (42.9)
Total 62 (100) 62 (100) 49 (100)
Exercise
Yes 17 (28.3) 14 (22.6) 12 (20.7) p = 0.59
No 43 (71.7) 48 (77.4) 46 (79.3)
Total 60 (100) 62 (100) 58 (100)
Mean ± SD Mean ± SD Mean ± SD ANOVA
Age (year) 25.95 ± 4.9 26.54 ± 6.30 26.87 ± 5.96 p = 0.23
Number of pregnancies 1.62 ± 0.7 1.51 ± 0.65 1.85 ± 0.79 p = 0.33
Number of prenatal care visits 8.93 ± 1.93 8.90 ± 1.45 9.3 ± 1.65 p = 0.23