Table 1.
Demographic characteristics mothers of infants recruited from a Mumbai Slum Community Health Center, for total sample and by perinatal abuse from in-laws during most recent pregnancy (N = 1,038)
| TOTAL (N = 1,038) | Perinatal abuse from in-laws (n = 273) | No perinatal abuse from in-laws (n = 765) | Chi-square or t-test and P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (mean and SD) | 24.6 years (4.4) | 24.1 years (4.3) | 24.7 years (4.4) | t = 2.2, P = .03 |
| Minor age at marriage (n and %) | 31.5% (327) | 35.5% (97) | 30.1% (230) | χ2 = 2.8, P = .1 |
| Any formal education (% and n) | 84.4% (876) | 88.6% (242) | 82.9% (634) | χ2 = 5.1, P = .02 |
| Employed in the past year (% and n) | 10.8% (112) | 13.9% (38) | 9.7% (74) | χ2 = 3.8, P = .07 |
| Religion | χ2 = 8.5, P = .08 | |||
| Hindu | 37.7% (391) | 31.5% (86) | 39.9% (305) | |
| Muslim | 58.9% (611) | 65.9% (180) | 56.3% (431) | |
| Other | 3.5% (36) | 2.5% (7) | 3.8% (29) | |
| Native state | χ2 = 8.5, P = .08 | |||
| Maharashtra | 36.7% (381) | 39.9% (109) | 39.9% (305) | |
| Uttar Pradesh | 43.7% (454) | 43.2% (118) | 56.3% (431) | |
| Other | 19.6% (203) | 16.9% (46) | 3.8% (29) | |
| Husband’s age (mean and SD) | 29.1 years (5.1) | 28.5 (4.7) | 29.3 (5.2) | t = 2.2, P = .03 |
| Husband currently employed (% and n) | 99.1% (1,029) | 98.2% (268) | 99.5% (761) | a |
| Husband has any formal education (% and n) | 87.8% (911) | 88.3% (241) | 87.6% (670) | NS |
| Length of marriage | NS | |||
| <3 years | 40.0% (415) | 39.6% (108) | 40.1% (307) | |
| 3–5 years | 19.3% (200) | 21.6% (59) | 18.4% (141) | |
| 6–10 years | 24.8% (257) | 22.7% (62) | 25.5% (195) | |
| >10 years | 16.0% (257) | 16.1% (257) | 15.9% (257) | |
| Live in joint family | 61.6% (639) | 72.2% (197) | 57.8% (442) | χ2 = 17.6, P < .001 |
a
Cell sizes too small for association analyses to be meaningful