Table 3.

Self-Care Knowledge to Prevent Problems

Topic	Group (n = 100)	Individual (n = 83)	p-value
Midwife talked about nutrition	100 (100%)	78 (94%)	0.01**
Midwife talked about warning signs	100 (100%)	82 (98.8%)	0.27
Instructed to rest to prevent problems	62 (62%)	31 (37.3%)	0. 01**
Instructed to sleep under a mosquito net	91 (91%)	78 (94%)	0.45
Instructed to eat an extra meal daily	97 (97%)	72 (86.7%)	0.01**
Instructed to drink plenty of fluids	96 (96%)	60 (72.3%)	<0. 01**
Instructed to watch for problems & report to clinic	38 (38%)	15 (18.3%)	0.01**
Instructed to take iron tablets to prevent problems	96 (96%)	75 (90.4%)	0.13

*p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01