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Table 3 Percent distribution of participants by baseline characteristics (at recruitment) and intervention arm

From: Interventions to reduce postpartum stress in first-time mothers: a randomized-controlled trial

 

All arms

Film

Hotline

Both

Control

P-Value

 

(N = 552)

(N = 156)

(N = 149)

(N = 124)

(N = 123)

 

Age (years)

     

0.077

 <= 22

25.0

33.8

20.1

19.5

25.4

 

 23–25

18.1

16.2

16.1

20.3

20.5

 

 26–29

27.9

20.1

32.9

33.3

26.2

 

 30+

29.9

29.9

30.9

26.8

27.9

 

Educational level

     

0.360

 None/primary

4.6

7.2

3.4

2.5

4.9

 

 Middle

25.7

25.5

26.5

27.0

23.8

 

 Secondary

19.5

16.3

23.8

14.8

23.0

 

 University

50.2

51.0

46.3

55.7

48.4

 

Employed

     

0.878

 Yes

36.5

34.0

38.1

37.9

36.1

 

 No

63.5

66.0

61.9

62.1

63.9

 

Household income (monthly LL)*

     

0.370

 < 1 million

41.1

41.9

39.8

38.8

43.9

 

 –2 million

37.1

30.2

40.6

35.7

35.7

 

 >2million

21.9

27.9

19.5

20.4

20.4

 

Gravida

     

0.180

 One

88.3

90.3

91.3

87.1

83.3

 

 More than one

11.7

9.7

8.7

12.9

16.7

 

Planned pregnancy

     

0.307

 Yes

66.5

69.0

60.4

69.9

67.2

 

 No

33.5

31.0

39.6

30.1

32.8

 

Mode of delivery

     

0.392

 Vaginal

53.2

59.1

50.7

50.8

51.2

 

 C-Section

46.8

40.9

49.3

49.2

48.8

 

Baby gender

     

0.842

 Female

48.0

45.5

50.3

49.2

47.2

 

 Male

52.0

54.5

49.7

50.8

52.8

 
  1. *Columns do not add up due to missing values.