Table 2.
General characteristics of the study sample in this study. (DV vs No DV)
| Variables | DV (n = 127) | No DV (n = 686) | Total (n = 813) | χ2 value | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.189 | 0.910 | |||
| <26 | 35 (27.6) | 202 (29.4) | 237 (29.2) | ||
| 27–32 | 67 (52.8) | 354 (51.6) | 421 (51.8) | ||
| >33 | 25 (19.7) | 130 (19.0) | 155 (19.1) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.690 | 0.406 | |||
| Minority | 4 (3.1) | 11 (1.6) | 15 (1.8) | ||
| Han ethnic | 123 (96.9) | 675 (98.4) | 798 (98.2) | ||
| Marital status | 0.739 | 0.390 | |||
| Stable | 111 (87.4) | 617 (89.9) | 728 (89.5) | ||
| Unstable | 16 (12.6) | 69 (10.1) | 85 (10.5) | ||
| Education | 1.064 | 0.302 | |||
| Senior school / technical school or less | 48 (37.8) | 293 (42.7) | 341 (41.9) | ||
| College / university degree or above | 79 (62.2) | 393 (57.3) | 472 (58.1) | ||
| Occupation | 0.944 | 0.331 | |||
| Employed | 98 (77.2) | 501 (73) | 599 (73.7) | ||
| Unemployed | 29 (22.8) | 185 (27) | 214 (26.3) | ||
| Education (partner) | 1.064 | 0.302 | |||
| Senior school / technical school or less | 48 (37.8) | 293 (42.7) | 341 (41.9) | ||
| College / university degree or above | 79 (62.2) | 393 (57.3) | 472 (58.1) | ||
| Occupation (partner) | 0.019 | 0.890 | |||
| Employed | 125 (98.4) | 674 (98.3) | 799 (98.3) | ||
| Unemployed | 2 (1.6) | 12 (1.7) | 14 (1.7) | ||
| Monthly per capita household income | 4.025 | 0.259 | |||
| ≤ 3000 | 12 (9.4) | 61 (8.9) | 73 (9.0) | ||
| 3001–5000 | 44 (34.6) | 256 (37.3) | 300 (36.9) | ||
| 5001–8000 | 51 (40.2) | 221 (32.2) | 272 (33.5) | ||
| >8001 | 20 (15.7) | 148 (21.6) | 168 (20.7) | ||
| Medical insurance | 4.275 | 0.039 | |||
| Yes | 102 (80.3) | 490 (71.4) | 592 (72.8) | ||
| No | 25 (19.7) | 196 (28.6) | 221 (27.2) | ||
| Smoking habit | 0.002 | 0.960 | |||
| Yes | 1 (0.8) | 2 (0.3) | 3 (0.4) | ||
| No | 126 (99.2) | 684 (99.7) | 810 (99.6) | ||
| Drinking habit | 9.499 | 0.002 | |||
| Yes | 22 (17.3) | 58 (8.5) | 80 (9.8) | ||
| No | 105 (82.7) | 628 (91.5) | 733 (90.2) | ||
| Smoking habit (partner) | 0.042 | 0.838 | |||
| Yes | 46 (36.2) | 242 (35.3) | 288 (35.4) | ||
| No | 81 (63.8) | 444 (64.7) | 525 (64.6) | ||
| Drinking habit (partner) | 1.393 | 0.238 | |||
| Yes | 55 (43.3) | 259 (37.8) | 314 (38.6) | ||
| No | 72 (56.7) | 427 (62.2) | 499 (61.4) | ||
| Mode of pregnancy | 1.113 | 0.291 | |||
| Natural conception | 124 (97.6) | 656 (95.6) | 780 (95.9) | ||
| Artificial impregnation | 3 (2.4) | 30 (4.4) | 33 (4.1) | ||
| History of delivery | 0.388 | 0.533 | |||
| ≤ 1 | 66 (89.2) | 347 (86.5) | 413 (86.9) | ||
| >1 | 8 (10.8) | 54 (13.5) | 62 (13.1) | ||
| Pregnancy intention | 0.958 | 0.328 | |||
| Intended | 70 (55.1) | 410 (59.8) | 480 (59.0) | ||
| Unintended | 57 (44.9) | 276 (40.2) | 333 (41.0) | ||
| Multiple abortions/sterility | 11.476 | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 16 (12.6) | 33 (4.8) | 49 (6.0) | ||
| No | 111 (874) | 653 (95.2) | 764 (94.0) | ||
| Regular antenatal examination | 1.836 | 0.175 | |||
| Yes | 120 (94.5) | 623 (90.8) | 743 (91.4) | ||
| No | 7 (5.5) | 63 (9.2) | 70 (8.6) | ||
| Pregestational diseases | 0.676 | 0.411 | |||
| Yes | 3 (2.4) | 7 (1.0) | 10 (1.2) | ||
| No | 124 (97.6) | 679 (90.0) | 803 (98.8) | ||
| Pregnancy complications | 3.264 | 0.071 | |||
| Yes | 19 (15.0) | 66 (9.6) | 85 (10.5) | ||
| No | 108 (85.0) | 620 (90.4) | 728 (89.5) |
Abbreviations: DV domestic violence
Data are presented as n (%)
Characters in bold means statistical significance p<0.05