Demographic and obstetric variables | Knowledge (n = 442) | P | ||||
Adequate (n = 193) | Inadequate (n = 249) | |||||
n | % | n | % | |||
Age group (years) | 19 - 25 | 33 | 17.1 | 45 | 18.1 | 0.96 |
26 - 30 | 101 | 52.3 | 128 | 51.4 | ||
31 - 37 | 59 | 30.6 | 76 | 30.5 | ||
Education | Secondary & above | 60 | 31.1 | 80 | 32.1 | 0.81 |
Primary & below | 133 | 68.9 | 169 | 67.9 | ||
Occupation | Employed | 81 | 42.0 | 95 | 38.2 | 0.41 |
Unemployed | 112 | 58.0 | 154 | 61.8 | ||
Husband’s Education | Secondary & above | 52 | 27.0 | 60 | 24.1 | 0.49 |
Primary & below | 141 | 73.0 | 189 | 75.9 | ||
Husband’s Occupation | Skilled | 82 | 42.5 | 70 | 28.1 | 0.001** |
Not skilled | 111 | 57.5 | 179 | 71.9 | ||
Religion | Muslim | 178 | 92.2 | 223 | 89.6 | 0.33 |
Christian | 15 | 7.8 | 26 | 10.4 | ||
Parity | Nullipara | 41 | 21.2 | 129 | 51.8 | 0.00** |
Multipara | 152 | 78.8 | 120 | 48.2 | ||
Previous delivery | VD | 127 | 65.8 | 78 | 31.3 | 0.00** |
CS | 25 | 13.0 | 42 | 16.9 | ||
Previous IOL | Yes | 73 | 37.8 | 8 | 3.2 | 0.00** |
No | 120 | 62.2 | 241 | 96.8 |