Table 11.
Association between sociodemographic characteristics of postnatal mothers and maternal satisfaction.
| Satisfaction level (n=178) | ||||
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| Variables | Satisfied, N (%) | Dissatisfied, N (%) | p value | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) |
| Age | ||||
| 25 and above | 55 (91.7) | 5 (8.3) | 0.575 | 1.365 (0.462–4.017) |
| Up to 25 | 105 (89.0) | 13 (11.0) | 1 | |
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| Ethnicity | ||||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 54 (90.0) | 6 (10.0) | 0.972 | 1.019 (0.363–2.863) |
| Others | 106 (89.8) | 12 (10.2) | 1 | |
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| Type of family | ||||
| Nuclear | 38 (90.5) | 4 (9.5) | 1.000a | 1.090 (0.339–3.510) |
| Joint | 122 (89.7) | 14 (10.3) | 1 | |
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| Educational status | ||||
| Illiterate | 22 (95.7) | 1 (4.3) | 0.475a | 2.710 (0.343–21.400) |
| Literate | 138 (89.0) | 17 (11.0) | 1 | |
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| Educational level | ||||
| Up to primary | 38 (95.0) | 2 (5.0) | 0.241a | 2.850 (0.622–13.056) |
| Secondary and above | 100 (87.0) | 15 (13.0) | 1 | |
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| Occupation | ||||
| Homemaker | 103 (92.0) | 9 (8.0) | 0.231 | 1.807 (0.679–4.810) |
| Others | 5786.4) | 9 (13.6) | 1 | |
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| Religion | ||||
| Non-Hindu | 28 (90.3) | 3 (9.7) | 0.930a | 1.061 (0.288–3.911) |
| Hindu | 132 (89.8) | 15 (10.2) | 1 | |
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| Family income status | ||||
| One year and surplus | 67 (90.5) | 7 (9.5) | 0.807 | 1.132 (0.417–3.072) |
| Less than one year | 93 (89.4) | 11 (10.6) | 1 | |
Pearson's chi-square test; aFisher's exact test; ∗p value significant at <0.05 level; 1 = reference.