Table 3.
The relationship between fertility characteristics and body dissatisfaction score in women six months postpartum (n = 300)
| Characteristics | Mean (SD) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Infertility history | ||
| Yes | 76.50 (33.53) | 0.795* |
| No | 74.80 (33.57) | |
| Abortion history | ||
| Yes | 82.59 (32.36) | 0.061** |
| No | 73.23 (33.59) | |
| Mode of delivery | ||
| cNVD | 69.45 (28.28) | 0.007** |
| dC/S | 79.63 (36.89) | |
| Parity | ||
| Primipara | 74.40 (34.56) | 0.731** |
| Multipara | 75.75 (31.87) | |
| Pregnancy | ||
| Wanted | 74.53 (33.49) | 0.158* |
| Unwanted | 80.63 (33.21) | |
| Wanted and unwanted baby’s gender | ||
| Wanted | 74.16 (33.29) | 0.504** |
| Unwanted | 77.16 (34.21) | |
| Gestational age | ||
| Term | 73.61 (32.59) | 0.029* |
| Preterm | 94.21 (41.40) | |
| Breastfeeding period | ||
| < 6 Months | 80.23 (40.81) | 0.401** |
| 6 Months | 74.21 (32.46) | |
| Nutrition status of the infant | ||
| Breast-feeding | 72.01 (30.96) | 0.081*** |
| Bottle-feeding | 88.89 (42.96) | |
| Both | 77.18 (34.31) | |
| Receiving information about the body shape | ||
| yes | 83.38 (36.19) | 0.003** |
| No | 71.05 (31.56) | |
| Spouse’s views on the shape of a woman’s body | ||
| Very satisfied | 56.34 (24.15) | < 0.001*** |
| Somewhat satisfied | 79.78 (30.74) | |
| Indifferent | 86.73 (35.60) | |
| Somewhat dissatisfied | 93.76 (35.73) | |
| Very dissatisfied | 117.43 (53.62) | |
cNormal Vaginal Delivery
dCaesarean section
*Mann-Whitney U **Independent t-test ***Kruskal–Wallis