Table 3.
Categories | N (%) | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | |||
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(Mean ± SD) | p Value | (Mean ± SD) | p Value | (Mean ± SD) | p Value | ||
Age | |||||||
15 to 24 Year | 55 (12.9) | (7.24 ± 2.2) | 0.669 | (7.20 ± 2.8) | 0.919 | (3.67 ± 1.5) | 0.565 |
25 to 34 | 306 (72.0) | (7.33 ± 2.4) | (7.27 ± 3.1) | (3.82 ± 1.8) | |||
35 or older | 64 (15.1) | (6.98 ± 2.4) | (7.33 ± 3.0) | (3.97 ± 1.6) | |||
Resident | |||||||
Rural | 235 (55.3) | (6.97 ± 2.3) | 0.005 | (7.15 ± 2.9) | 0.414 | (3.84 ± 1.6) | 0.774 |
Urban | 190 (44.7) | (7.63 ± 2.4) | (7.42 ± 3.2) | (3.81 ± 1.8) | |||
Religion | |||||||
Muslim | 357 (84.0) | (7.20 ± 2.4) | 0.156 | (7.11 ± 3.0) | 0.007 | (3.71 ± 1.7) | <0.001 |
Hindu | 68 (16.0) | (7.60 ± 2.4) | (8.13 ± 2.9) | (4.43 ± 1.6) | |||
Education | |||||||
No formal education | 16 (3.8) | (6.44 ± 2.3) | <0.001 | (7.00 ± 3.0) | <0.001 | (3.50 ± 1.7) | <0.001 |
Secondary (6–10) and lower | 80 (18.8) | (6.60 ± 2.1) | (6.39 ± 2.7) | (3.31 ± 1.4) | |||
Intermediate (11–12) | 212 (49.9) | (6.93 ± 2.3) | (6.57 ± 2.8) | (3.55 ± 1.6) | |||
Bachelor | 23 (5.4) | (8.78 ± 2.0) | (9.61 ± 2.6) | (4.65 ± 1.7) | |||
Higher Education (Above bachelor) |
94 (22.1) | (8.35 ± 2.5) | (9.09 ± 2.8) | (4.73 ± 1.9) | |||
Occupation | |||||||
Housewife | 287 (67.5) | (7.10 ± 2.3) | <0.001 | (6.96 ± 3.0) | <0.001 | (3.63 ± 1.6) | <0.001 |
Employee in the private sector | 78 (18.4) | (7.12 ± 2.5) | (7.33 ± 3.2) | (3.87 ± 1.9) | |||
Gov. employee | 43 (10.1) | (7.91 ± 2.2) | (8.23 ± 2.4) | (4.53 ± 1.6) | |||
Other | 17 (4.0) | (9.06 ± 2.5) | (9.76 ± 2.6) | (5.06 ± 1.7) | |||
Education of Husband | |||||||
Secondary (6–10) and lower | 103 (24.2) | (6.38 ± 2.0) | <0.001 | (6.29 ± 2.5) | <0.001 | (3.28 ± 1.4) | <0.001 |
Intermediate (11–12) | 160 (37.6) | (6.88 ± 2.3) | (6.49 ± 2.7) | (3.53 ± 1.5) | |||
Bachelor | 23 (5.4) | (6.22 ± 1.7) | (6.04 ± 3.5) | (3.39 ± 1.8) | |||
Higher Education (Above bachelor) | 139 (32.7) | (8.54 ± 2.4) | (9.10 ± 2.8) | (4.63 ± 1.8) | |||
Occupation of Husband | |||||||
Gov. employee | 49 (11.5) | (7.67 ± 2.7) | 0.355 | (8.08 ± 3.5) | 0.293 | (4.27 ± 1.7) | 0.293 |
Employee in the private sector | 337 (79.3) | (7.25 ± 2.4) | (7.18 ± 3.0) | (3.78 ± 1.7) | |||
Businessman | 18 (4.2) | (6.44 ± 1.8) | (6.94 ± 2.5) | (3.67 ± 1.3) | |||
Student/Job finder | 21 (4.9) | (7.29 ± 2.2) | (7.10 ± 2.3) | (3.57 ± 1.5) | |||
Gravidity | |||||||
Primi | 276 (64.9) | (7.20 ± 2.4) | 0.419 | (7.21 ± 3.1) | 0.603 | (3.74 ± 1.7) | 0.148 |
Multi | 149 (35.1) | (7.39 ± 2.4) | (7.38 ± 2.8) | (3.97 ± 1.6) | |||
Parity | |||||||
Nulliparous | 249 (58.6) | (7.18 ± 2.3) | 0.948 | (7.27 ± 3.2) | 0.785 | (3.76 ± 1.8) | 0.607 |
Primipara | 85 (20.0) | (7.44 ± 2.5) | (7.19 ± 2.8) | (3.96 ± 1.6) | |||
Multipara | 91 (21.4) | (7.33 ± 2.5) | (7.34 ± 2.8) | (3.87 ± 1.6) | |||
Number of Living Children | |||||||
None | 290 (68.2) | (7.14 ± 2.3) | 0.836 | (7.15 ± 3.1) | 0.223 | (3.76 ± 1.7) | 0.242 |
One | 107 (25.2) | (7.54 ± 2.6) | (7.67 ± 2.8) | (3.88 ± 1.6) | |||
Greater than or equal to 2 | 28 (6.6) | (7.46 ± 2.3) | (7.00 ± 2.8) | (4.25 ± 1.8) | |||
Condition of Pregnancy | |||||||
Unwanted | 54 (12.7) | (7.44 ± 2.2) | 0.731 | (7.63 ± 2.9) | 0.385 | (4.15 ± 1.6) | 0.337 |
Wanted | 359 (84.5) | (7.23 ± 2.4) | (7.19 ± 3.1) | (3.78 ± 1.7) | |||
Mistimed | 12 (2.8) | (7.50 ± 1.9) | (8.17 ± 2.7) | (3.67 ± 1.2) | |||
ANC Visit | |||||||
No | 171 (40.2) | (7.02 ± 2.4) | 0.049 | (7.14 ± 3.1) | 0.376 | (3.68 ± 1.7) | 0.141 |
Yes | 254 (59.8) | (7.43 ± 2.4) | (7.36 ± 3.0) | (3.92 ± 1.7) | |||
Total | 425 (100.0) | (7.26 ± 2.4) | (7.27 ± 3.0) | (3.82 ± 1.7) |
Note: SD = Standard deviation.