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 |