Table 1.
Comparison of the demographic details in the intervention and control groups
| Groups | Intervention Group N=200 |
Control Group N=200 |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | ||||
| Mean &SD of Mother age | 28.79±5.07 | 29.65±5.32 | 0.521 | |
| Mean &SD of Father age | 33.98±5.26 | 34.91±5.88 | 0.487 | |
| Primary | Level of Mother education Frequency(percent) |
6(3) | 7(3.5) | 0.142 |
| High school | 135(67.5) | 139(69.5) | ||
| Diploma | 37(18.5) | 36(18) | ||
| College | 22(11) | 18(9) | ||
| Primary | Level of Father education Frequency(percent) |
164(82) | 7(3.5) | 0.176 |
| High school | 36(18) | 122(61) | ||
| Diploma | 98(49) | 43(21.5) | ||
| College | 102(51) | 28(14) | ||
| Unemployed (Housewife) | Mother’s Employment (frequency/percent) |
164(82) | 159(79.5) | 0.112 |
| Employed | 36(18) | 41(20.5) | ||
| Boy | Infants' Gender (frequency/percent( |
98(49) | 101(50.5) | 0. 275 |
| Girl | 102(51) | 99(49.5) | ||
| Mean &SD of birth weight (gr) | 3203.51±301.51 | 3259.32±361.93 | 0.09 | |
| Gestational age(week) | 38.78±0.967 | 38.64±0.81 | 0.129 | |