Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 518).
Variables |
Intervention group (n = 259) (n = %) |
Comparison group (n = 259) (n = %) |
p-value |
|
Age group |
15-19 |
3 (0.4%) |
6 (2.3%) |
0.222 |
|
20-24 |
43 (8.3%) |
48 (18.5%) |
|
|
25-29 |
70 (27%) |
62 (23.9%) |
|
|
30-34 |
54 (20%) |
63 (24.3%) |
|
|
35-39 |
47 (18.1%) |
54 (20.8%) |
|
|
40-44 |
10 (3.9%) |
11 (4.2%) |
|
|
45-49 |
8 (3.1%) |
5 (1.9%) |
|
|
> 49 |
24 (9.3%) |
10 (3.9%) |
|
Religion |
Orthodox |
60 (23.2%) |
134 (51.7%) |
< 0.001 |
|
Protestant |
186 (71.8%) |
71 (27.4%) |
|
|
Muslim |
2 (0.8%) |
38 (14.7%) |
|
|
Catholic |
11 (4.2%) |
16 (6.2%) |
|
Marital status |
Married |
249 (96.1%) |
242 (93.4%) |
0.178 |
|
Single |
7 (2.7%) |
8 (3.1%) |
|
|
Divorced |
1 (0.4%) |
8 (3%) |
|
|
Widowed |
2 (0.8) |
1 (0.4%) |
|
Occupational Status |
House Wife |
212 (81.9%) |
225 (86.7%) |
0.047 |
|
Employed |
20 (7.7%) |
12 (4.6%) |
|
|
Marchant |
19 (7.3%) |
21 (8.1%) |
|
|
Student |
8 (3.1%) |
1 (0.4%) |
|
Educational status |
No formal education |
105 (40.5%) |
155 (59.8%) |
< 0.001 |
|
Read & write only |
31 (12%) |
22 (8.5%) |
|
|
Primary School |
67 (25.9%) |
91 (35.1%) |
|
|
Secondary school and Above |
32 (12.4%) |
15 (5.8%) |
|
Age at first pregnancy |
< 20 years |
151 (58.3%) |
169 (65.3%) |
0.064 |
|
> 20 Years |
101 (39.0%) |
82 (31.7%) |
|
Husband Occupational Status |
Farmer |
199 (76.8%) |
220 (84.9%) |
0.002 |
|
Employed |
34 (13.1%) |
16 (6.2%) |
|
|
Marchant |
19 (7.3%) |
23 (8.9%) |
|
|
Student |
7 (2.7%) |
0 (0%) |
|
Husband Educational Status |
No formal education |
77 (29.7%) |
143 (55.2%) |
< 0.001 |
|
Read & write only |
32 (12.4%) |
47 (18.1%) |
|
|
Primary education |
97 (37.5%) |
45 (17.4%) |
|
|
Secondary school and above |
53 (20.5%) |
24 (9.3%) |
|
Distance from the nearest Health facility |
< 30 Minutes |
11 (4.2%) |
30 (11.6%) |
< 0.001 |
|
> 30 Minutes |
248 (95.8%) |
229 (88.4%) |
|
Chi-square test, p < 0.05 is statistically significant.