Demographic characteristics | Categories | Maternal Awareness | Impact of mothers’ and newborn health | ||
M ± SD | t/x2 (p) | M ± SD | t/x2 (p) | ||
Age of mothers | <26 yrs | 24.60 ± 2.93 | −0.806 (0.421) | 15.03 ± 1.95 | 1.222 (0.223)
|
≥26 yrs | 24.90 ± 2.72 |
| 14.73 ± 1.76 | ||
Education | Illiterate | 25.02 ± 3.43 | 0.664 (0.516) | 14.66 ± 1.46 | −0.933 (0.352)
|
Below college | 24.72 ± 2.76 |
| 14.97 ± 14.97 | ||
Religion | Muslim | 24.80 ± 3.03 | 0.686 (0.493) | 14.91 ± 1.99 | 0.397 (0.692)
|
Hindu | 24.48 ± 1.83 |
| 14.79 ± 1.27 | ||
Employment status | Unemployed | 24.76 ± 2.86 | 0.455 (0.650) | 14.86 ± 1.81 | −1.654 (0.099)
|
Employee | 24.00 ± 1.73 |
| 16.67 ± 5.50 | ||
Number of children | <2 | 24.61 ± 2.76 | −0.542 (0.588) | 14.97 ± 1.93 | 0.529 (0.597)
|
≥2 | 24.81 ± 2.88 |
| 14.84 ± 1.83 | ||
Number of family member | <4 | 24.43 ± 3.11 | −0.754 (0.451) | 14.88 ± 1.91 | −0.057 (0.955)
|
≥4 | 24.80 ± 2.78 |
| 14.90 ± 1.86 | ||
Monthly family income | <1000 | 26.96 ± 4.68 | 4.30 (<0.001) | 14.64 ± 2.15 | −0.699 (0.485)
|
≥10000 | 24.47 ± 2.42 |
| 14.92 ± 1.84 | ||
Length of pregnancy | <37 wks | 24.50 ± 2.11 | −0.527 (0.598) | 15.94 ± 2.88 | 3.768 (<0.001) |
≥37 wks | 24.77 ± 2.94 |
| 14.70 ± 1.57 |
| |
Complication during pregnancy | Yes | 24.75 ± 2.85 | 0.638 (0.524) | 14.84 ± 1.81 | −2.607 (0.010) |
No | 24.00 ± 2.00 |
| 16.83 ± 3.19 |
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