[Table/Fig-4]:
Association of socio-demographic and obstetric profile with the knowledge about sex determination and PNDT Act among pregnant women (n=116).
| Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics | Knowledge regarding sex determination | ω2 value df value p-value |
Knowledge regarding PNDT Act | ω2 value df value p-value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
| Age of mother <18 18-24 25-30 >30 |
0 (0) 30 (38.5) 17 (56.7) 5 (83.3) |
2 (100) 48 (61.5) 13 (43.3) 1 (16.7) |
ω2 = 8.200 df = 3 p = 0.042 |
0 (0) 10 (12.8) 7 (23.3) 4 (66.7) |
2 (100) 68 (87.2) 23 (76.7) 2 (33.3) |
ω2 = 12.008 df = 3 p = 0.007 |
| Religion Hindu Muslim |
45 (46.4) 7 (36.8) |
52 (53.6) 12 (63.2) |
ω2 = .586 df = 1 p = 0.444 |
18 (18.6) 3 (15.8) |
79 (81.4) 16 (84.2) |
ω2 = .082 df = 1 p = 0.775 |
| Educational status JL+IL* Class 1-4 Class 5-8 Class >=9 |
8 (50) 0 (0) 12 (35.3) 32 (52.5) |
8 (50) 5 (100) 22 (64.7) 29 (47.5) |
ω2 = 6.921 df = 3 p = 0.074 |
3 (18.8) 0 (0) 3 (8.8) 15 (24.6) |
13 (81.3) 5 (100) 31 (91.2) 46 (75.4) |
ω2 = 4.816 df = 3 p = 0.186 |
| Occupation of Mother Homemaker working |
47 (43.5) 5 (62.5) |
61 (56.5) 3 (37.5) |
ω2 = 1.085 df = 1 p = 0.298 |
19 (17.6) 2 (25) |
89 (82.4) 6 (75) |
ω2 = .276 df = 1 p = 0.600 |
| SES Upper Lower |
26 (46.4) 26 (43.3) |
30 (54.6) 34 (56.7) |
ω2 = 0.112 df = 1 p = 0.737 |
9 (16.1) 12 (20.0) |
47 (83.1) 48 (80.0) |
ω2 = 0.301 df = 1 p = 0.582 |
| Gravida Primipara Multipara |
19 (32.8) 33 (56.9) |
39 (67.2) 25 (43.1) |
ω2 = 6.832 df = 1 p = 0.009 |
7 (12.1) 14 (24.1) |
51 (87.9) 44 (75.9) |
ω2 = 2.849 df = 1 p = 0.091 |
*JL - Just Literate; IL- Illiterate; SES - Socioeconomic status; PNDT - Prenatal Diagnostic Technique