Effect of educational intervention based on health belief model on accident prevention behaviours in mothers of children under 5-years

Table 2 Comparison of frequency distribution of demographic variables between experimental and control groups

Variables	Experimental group		Control group		p value
Variables	Number	Percentge	Number	Percentage	p value
Mother’s occupation
Housewife	81	81	84	84	0.197
Employed	19	19	16	16
Father’s occupation
Employed	22	22	27	27	0.186
Worker	12	12	14	14
Self-employed	40	40	37	37
Other	26	26	22	22
Monthly household income
< 30 million Rials	40	40	37	37	0.180
30–60 million Rials	35	35	34	34
˃60 million Rials	25	25	29	29
Mother’s education
Primary school	10	10	13	13	0.192
Secondary school	21	21	20	20
High school	48	48	44	44
College	21	21	23	23
Father’s education
Primary school	8	8	5	5	0.102
Secondary school	18	18	20	20
High school	42	42	50	50
College	32	32	25	25
Children’s gender
Male	53	53	49	49	0.106
Female	47	47	51	51