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. 2020 Feb 21;17(4):1411. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041411

Table 3.

Attitudes towards pregnancy and childbirth and sociodemographic variables.

Variables Attitude
Towards Pregnancy Towards Childbirth
Negative
n = 29; 9.4%
Positive
n = 279; 90.6%
Negative
n = 29;9.4%
Positive
n = 279;90.6%
n % n % n % n %
Age 13–16 0 0 7 2.5 0 0 7 2.5
16–17 18 62.1 61 21.9 16 55.2 63 22.6
18–19 11 37.9 211 75.6 13 44.8 209 74.9
Statistical significance χ2 = 22.46; p = 0.00001 χ2 = 14.90; p = 0.0006
Marital status Single 15 51.8 51 18.3 12 41.4 54 19.4
In common-law partnership 13 44.8 139 49.8 15 51.7 137 49.1
Married 1 3.4 89 31.9 2 6.9 88 31.5
Statistical significance χ2 = 22.46; p = 0.00001 χ2 = 11.44; p = 0.003
Place of residence Big city 2 6.9 48 17.2 5 17.2 45 16.1
Small city 10 34.5 72 25.8 6 20.7 76 27.2
Village 17 58.6 159 57.0 18 62.1 158 56.7
Statistical significance χ2 = 2.47; p = 0.29 χ2 = 0.57; p = 0.75
Current occupation School 27 93.1 180 64.5 25 86.2 182 65.2
Work 0 0 23 8.2 0 0 23 8.3
Neither school nor work 2 6.9 76 27.2 4 13.8 74 26.5
Statistical significance χ2 = 9.88; p = 0.007 χ2 = 5.79; p = 0.05
Main source of income Parents 26 89.7 111 39.8 24 82.8 113 40.5
Father of the child 3 10.3 133 47.7 5 17.2 131 47.0
Work 0 0 19 6.8 0 0 19 6.8
Unemployment/social benefit 0 0 16 5.7 0 0 16 5.7
Statistical significance χ2 = 26.61; p = 0.00001 χ2 = 19.43; p = 0.0002