| Characteristics | Categories | Rural Mothers’ (N = 241) | Urban Mothers’ (N = 201) | ||||
| N | % | M ± SD | N | % | M ± SD | ||
| Age (years) | <26 | 131 | 54.4 | 24.77 ± 4.05 | 124 | 61.7 | 24.77 ± 4.56 |
| ≥26 | 110 | 45.6 |
| 77 | 38.3 |
| |
| Education level | Illiterate | 37 | 15.4 |
| 38 | 18.9 |
|
| < College | 189 | 78.4 |
| 131 | 65.2 |
| |
| College + | 15 | 6.2 |
| 32 | 15.9 |
| |
| Religion | Islam | 194 | 80.5 |
| 175 | 87.1 |
|
| Hindu | 47 | 19.5 |
| 26 | 12.9 |
| |
| Employment status | Employed | 8 | 3.3 |
| 14 | 7.0 |
|
| Unemployed | 233 | 96.7 |
| 187 | 93.0 |
| |
| Monthly family income (TK.)* | <10000 ≥10000 | 25 216 | 10.4 89.6 | 9153.53 ± 4302.528
| 12 189 | 6.0 94.0 | 9970.15 ± 5210.48
|
| Type of family | Single | 96 | 39.8 |
| 135 | 67.2 |
|
| Joint | 145 | 60.2 |
| 66 | 32.8 |
| |
| Number of children | <2 | 94 | 39.0 | 1.61 ± 0.496 | 101 | 50.2 | 1.59 ± 0.71 |
| ≥2 | 147 | 61.0 |
| 100 | 49.8 |
| |
| Number of family member | <4 | 43 | 17.8 | 2.06±0.711 | 59 | 29.3 | 4.02 ± 1.23 |
| ≥4 | 198 | 82.2 |
| 142 | 70.7 |
| |
| Length of pregnancy | <37 wks | 36 | 14.9 | 37.17 ± 0.84 | 47 | 23.4 | 37.4 ± 1.18 |
| ≥37 wks | 205 | 85.1 |
| 154 | 76.6 |
| |
| Complication during pregnancy | Yes | 6 | 2.5 |
| 4 | 2.0 |
|
| No | 235 | 97.5 |
| 197 | 98.0 |
| |