Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of the sociodemographic variables of the study groups
| Group | No IPV (158) | IPV (158) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wife’s age (years) (mean ± sd) | 28.58 ± 5.61 | 28.34 ± 5.17 | 0.799 | |
| Wife’s education N (%) | Illiterate | 42 (26.58%) | 47 (29.75%) | 0.822 |
| Middle | 75 (47.47%) | 72 (45.57%) | ||
| High | 41 (25.95%) | 39 (24.68%) | ||
| Wife’s occupation N (%) | Housewife | 113 (71.52%) | 103 (65.19%) | 0.407 |
| Worker | 10 (6.33%) | 15 (9.49%) | ||
| Employee | 35 (22.15%) | 40 (25.32%) | ||
| Husband’s age (years) (mean ± sd) | 32.54 ± 5.81 | 32.82 ± 5.28 | 0.705 | |
| Husband’s education N (%) | Illiterate | 48 (30.38%) | 51 (32.28%) | 0.347 |
| Middle | 66 (41.77%) | 74 (46.84%) | ||
| High | 44 (27.85%) | 33 (20.89%) | ||
| Husband’s occupation N (%) | Unemployed | 33 (20.89%) | 26 (16.46%) | 0.417 |
| Worker | 50 (31.65%) | 46 (29.11%) | ||
| Employee | 75 (47.47%) | 86 (54.43%) | ||
| Total duration of marriage (years) (mean ± sd) | 6.0 ± 3.78 | 6.1 ± 4.76 | 0.686 | |
| Socioeconomic status N (%) | Low | 64 (40.51%) | 59 (37.34%) | 0.726 |
| Moderate | 55 (34.81%) | 54 (34.18%) | ||
| High | 39 (24.68%) | 45 (28.48%) | ||
| Residence N (%) | Rural | 60 (37.97%) | 54 (34.18%) | 0.482 |
| Urban | 98 (62.03%) | 104 (65.82%) | ||
| Age difference (mean ± sd) | 4.18 ± 3.65 | 4.58 ± 3.65 | 0.582 | |
| Body mass index (kg/m^2) (mean ± sd) | 27.47 ± 4.06 | 27.94 ± 4.63 | 0.193 | |
| Parity | Nullipara | 36 (22.78%) | 33 (20.89%) | 0.006 |
| Multipara | 122 (77.22%) | 125 (79.11%) | ||
| Gestational age (weeks) (mean ± sd) | 30.03 ± 8.02 | 29.1 ± 9.2 | 0.06 | |