Table 2.
Baseline characteristics: T-test comparison of psychosocial scores of women participants, in intervention vs. control groups: Mean, standard deviation and sample size (N)
| Psychosocial scores a | Psychosocial scores | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Intervention | p-value | |
| Psychosocial distress score (HSCL-25) | |||
| Anxiety sub-score | 15.4 ± 4.5 (66) | 16.5 ± 5.0 (81) | 0.144 |
| Depression sub-score | 20.1 ± 6.7 (66) | 22.1 ± 6.9 (81) | 0.083 |
| Total score | 35.5 ± 10.5 (66) | 38.6 ± 11.3 (81) | 0.088 |
| Wellbeing score (MHC-SF) | |||
| Total score | 41.7 ± 12.8 (66) | 42.6 ± 12.8 (81) | 0.661 |
| Self-efficacy score | |||
| Infant care sub-score | 11.0 ± 1.6 (49) | 10.6 ± 2.1 (66) | 0.271 |
| Self-care sub-score | 8.0 ± 2.3 (64) | 8.0 ± 2.3 (80) | 0.890 |
| Total score | 18.9 ± 3.2 (48) | 18.4 ± 3.9 (66) | 0.488 |
| Infant stimulation engagement | |||
| Total score | 2.8 ± 3.6 (49) | 2.7 ± 2.9 (66) | 0.818 |
aA higher psychosocial distress score (HSCL-25) indicates greater distress; a higher wellbeing score (MHC-SF) indicates greater wellbeing; a higher auto-efficacy score indicates greater self-efficacy; a higher Infant stimulation engagement score indicates greater maternal engagement in infant stimulation activities