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| Massage Groups (n = 30) | Exercise Groups (n = 32) | Control Groups (n = 39) | KW | p |
| Sociodemographic charateristics |
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| Age (year), mean ± SD | 26.90 ± 4.64 | 28.03 ± 4.15 | 24.25 ± 4.15 | 39.335 | 0.243 |
| Primary/secondary school graduates (8 years), n (%) | 6 (20.0) | 12 (37.5) | 16 (41.0) | X2 = 4.154 | 0.125 |
| High school/university graduates, n (%) | 24 (80.0) | 20 (62.5) | 23 (59.0) | ||
| Profession, n (%) Unemployed Official Unofficial sector |
19 (63.3) 9 (30.0) 2 (6.7) |
27 (84.4) 4 (12.5) 1 (3.1) |
27 (69.2) 9 (23.1) 3 (7.7) | Fisher exact test p = 0.411 | |
| Variables concerning the period pregnancy | X2 | p | |||
| Gravidity <2, n (%) | 25 (83.3) | 16 (50.0) | 28 (71.8) | 8.221 | 0.016* |
| Number of Live Birth, n (%) | 4 (13.3) | 15 (46.9) | 8 (20.5) | Fisher exact test p = 0.008* | |
| Abortion, n (%) | 1 (3.3) | 1 (3.1) | 3 (7.7) | Fisher exact test p = 1.000 | |
| Frequent of prenatal care, n (%) 4 - 6 times 7 - 9 times 10 and above |
3 (10.0) 3 (10.0) 24 (80.0) |
3 (9.4) 10 (31.3) 19 (59.3) |
1 (2.6) 13 (33.3) 25 (64.1) | Fisher exact test p = 0.092 | |