Tab. II.
Comparison of demographic and midwifery characteristics of the participants in two groups of intervention and control.
| Variable | Intervention group | Control group | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 30) | (n = 31) | ||
| Qualitative variables | |||
| Occupation | |||
| Housewife | 8 (26.7) | 7 (22.6) | 0.83 |
| Working | 20 (66.7) | 24(77.4) | |
| Student | 2 (6.7) | 0 (0) | |
| Education | |||
| Below high school diploma | 16 (53.4) | 17 (54.8) | 0.6 |
| Diploma or Bachelor’s | 10 (33.3) | 12 (38.7) | |
| Mater’s or higher | 3 (10 ) | 1 (3.2) | |
| No answer | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.2) | |
| Kinship with husband | |||
| Yes | 7(23.3) | 11 (35.5) | 0.4 |
| No | 22 (73.4) | 20 (64.5) | |
| No answer | 1 (3.3) | 0 | |
| Age difference | |||
| Husband is older | 25 (83.3) | 24 (77.5) | 0.75 |
| Wife is older | 5 (16.7) | 5 (16.1) | |
| The same age | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | |
| No answer | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | |
| Husband’s occupation | |||
| Employee | 8 (26.7) | 10 (32.2) | 0.76 |
| Self-employed | 21 (73.3) | 21 (67.74) | |
| No answer | 1 (3.3) | 0 | |
| Husband’s education | |||
| Below high school diploma | 18(60) | 16 (51.6) | 0.4 |
| Diploma or Bachelor’s | 8 (26.7) | 14 (45.2) | |
| Master’s or higher | 1 (3.3) | 0 (0) | |
| No answer | 3(10) | 1 (3.2) | |
| Housing | |||
| Owned | 11 (36.7) | 10 (32.3) | 0.13 |
| Rented | 18(60) | 18 (58.1) | |
| Others | 1 (3.3) | 3 (9.7) | |
| Quantitative variables | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | |
| 0.06 a | |||
| Age | 27.69 ± 5.33 | 30.29 ± 5.32 | 0.1 b |
| Marriage age | 2.79 ± 1.65 | 2.79 ± 1.65 | 0.06 a |
| Distance to previous pregnancy (month) | 39.25 ± 41.45 | 75.23 ± 47.4 | |
| Gestational age before intervention (week) | 22.86 ± 3.62 | 24.42 ± 3.27 | 0.08 a |
SD: Standard Deviation;
a Independent-samples t test;
b Mann whitney test.