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Table 4 Percent Distribution of participants by health and social characteristics at 2–3 months postpartum and intervention arm

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

 

All arms

Video

Hotline

Both

Control

    P-Value

 

(N = 452)

(N = 127)

(N = 121)

(N = 101)

(N = 103)

 

Mother had physical health problem

     

  0.594

 Yes

18.4

17.5

21.5

19.8

14.7

 

 No

81.6

82.5

78.5

80.2

85.3

 

Smoking

     

  0.706

 Never

64.8

69.1

62.8

63.6

63.1

 

 Ever

35.2

30.9

37.2

36.4

36.9

 

Breast feeding

     

  0.498

 Exclusive

27.4

27.6

33.9

27.7

19.4

 

 With formula milk

39.6

40.2

38.0

36.6

43.7

 

 Only formula milk

33.0

32.3

28.1

35.6

36.9

 

Baby had health problem

     

  0.498

 Yes

28.8

26.0

33.1

30.7

25.2

 

 No

71.2

74.0

66.9

69.3

74.8

 

Infant’s behavior

     

  0.578

 Easy to normal

67.0

67.7

66.9

71.3

62.1

 

 Fussy

33.0

32.3

33.1

28.7

37.9

 

Marital relationship

     

  0.203

 Satisfactory

58.3

58.7

58.3

65.3

50.5

 

 Unsatisfactory

41.7

41.3

41.7

34.7

49.5

 

Received social support

     

  0.20

 Adequate

65.9

61.1

69.7

72.0

61.4

 

 Not adequate

34.1

38.9

30.3

28.0

38.6

 

Major life event

     

  0.330

 Yes

16.6

15.7

17.4

11.9

21.4

 

 No

83.4

84.3

82.6

88.1

78.6

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