Oral progesterone (n = 30)

Injectable progesterone (n = 30)

Health Education (n = 30)

P-value¹

P-value²

P-value³

P-value⁴

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

Age: (years)

0.430

0.046*

0.179

0.059

Mean ± SD

32.83 ± 5.24

31.76 ± 4.92

29.83 ± 5.71

Range

20.0 - 42.0

21.0 - 40.0

20.0 - 39.0

Residence:

0.353

0.598

0.284

0.353

Rural

19

63.3

21

70.0

17

56.7

Urban

11

36.7

9

30.0

13

43.3

Education:

0.576

0.766

0.166

0.576

Illiterate

22

73.3

27

90.0

23

76.7

Literate

8

26.7

3

10.0

7

23.3

Occupation:

1.000

0.754

0.739

1.000

Working

7

23.3

5

16.7

6

20.0

Not working

23

76.7

25

83.3

24

80.0

Gravidity:

0.340

0.749

0.690

0.953

Mean ± SD

4.35 ± 2.14

3.89 ± 1.86

4.14 ± 2.77

Range

3.0 - 9.0

3.0 - 8.0

2.0 - 9.0

Parity:

0.540

0.817

0.706

0.494

Mean ± SD

3.81 ± 1.40

3.56 ± 1.66

3.72 ± 1.53

Range

2.0 - 6.0

2.0 - 7.0

2.0 - 8.0

Living children:

0.517

0.561

0.924

0.914

Mean ± SD

3.49 ± 1.32

3.27 ± 1.23

3.30 ± 1.13

Range

2.0 - 5.0

2.0 - 6.0

2.0 - 6.0