Table 2.
Categorized scores for infant mental health variables at birth in the intervention and control groups.
| Index | Control (n=96) | Intervention (n=94) | Test | P | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (2) | Average (1) | Low (0) | High (2) | Average (1) | Low (0) | |||||||||
| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |||
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| Weight1 | 59.6 | 56 | 22.3 | 21 | 18.1 | 17 | 68.8 | 66 | 18.8 | 18 | 12.5 | 12 | C1 | .388 |
| Height2 | 96.8 | 91 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 95 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | F2 | .366 |
| Head circumference3 | 86.2 | 81 | 13.8 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 81.2 | 78 | 18.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 | C | .359 |
| Apgar score4 | 96.8 | 91 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 97.9 | 94 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | F | .681 |
| Skin color5 | 90.4 | 85 | 6.4 | 6 | 3.2 | 3 | 93.8 | 90 | 4.2 | 4 | 2.1 | 2 | F | .640 |
| Skin conditions6 | 68.1 | 64 | 22.3 | 21 | 9.6 | 9 | 78.1 | 75 | 16.7 | 16 | 5.2 | 5 | C | .263 |
| Crying status7 | 74.5 | 70 | 14.9 | 14 | 10.6 | 10 | 89.6 | 86 | 7.3 | 7 | 3.1 | 3 | C | .021 |
| Respiratory status8 | 87.2 | 82 | 7.4 | 7 | 5.3 | 5 | 87.5 | 84 | 10.4 | 10 | 2.1 | 2 | F | .403 |
| Health9 | 95.7 | 90 | 3.2 | 3 | 1.1 | 1 | 95.8 | 92 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | F | .859 |
| Total number of each groups | 96 | |||||||||||||
Scores:
1
Less than 2500 grams=0, 2500–3000 grams=1, More than 3000 grams=2;
2
Less than 40 cm=0, 40–45 cm=1, More than 45 cm=2;
3
Less than 33 cm=0, 33–35 cm=1, More than 35 cm=2;
4
Less than 4=0, 4–7=1, More than 7=2;
5
Cyanosis=0, Pale=1, Pink and white (Normal)=2;
6
Acne and pimples=0, Dry=1, Smooth=2;
7
Intense=0, Typical=1, Calm=2;
8
Hard breathing=0, Rapid breathing=1, Typical breathing=2;
9
Unhealthy=0, With jaundice=1, Healthy=2.