Table 2 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristic among participants
Variable | Intervention group(n = 35) Number (percent) | Control group(n = 35) Number (percent) | p-value | variable | Intervention group (n = 35) Number(percent) | Control group (n = 35) Number (percent) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)* | 30.51 (4.99) | 27.89(5.36) | 0.037 | Husband’s education 0.026 | |||
Husband’s age (years)* | 35.69 (5.02) | 33.69 (5.86) | 0.130 | Secondary school | 0 (0) | (8.6) 3 |  |
Mother’s education | 0.013 | High school | (2.9) 1 | (2.9) 1 |  | ||
Secondary school | 0 (0) | (14.3) 5 | Â | Diploma | (31.4) 11 | (45.7) 16 | Â |
High school | 0 (0) | (8.6) 3 | Â | University | (65.7) 23 | (42.9) 15 | Â |
Diploma | 14 (40) | (31.4) 11 |  | Husband’s job 0.458 | |||
University | (60) 21 | (45.7) 16 | Â | No job | 0 (0) | (2.9) 1 | Â |
Mother’s job 0.259 | Employee | (42.9) 15 | (31.4) 11 |  | |||
House work | (82.9) 29 | (91.4) 32 | Â | Self-employee | (57.1) 20 | (65.7) 23 | Â |
Employee | (17.1) 6 | (5.7) 2 | Â | Family support0.821 | |||
Self-employee | 0 (0) | (2.9) 1 | Â | Very good | (45.7) 16 | 15 (42.9) | Â |
Family income | Â | Â | 1.000 | Good | 16 (45.7) | 16 (45.7) | Â |
Sufficient | 12 (34.3) | 10 (28.6) | Â | Nearly good | 2 (5.7) | 4 (11.4) | Â |
Insufficient | 0 (0) | 4 (11.4) | Â | Not good | 1 (2.9) | 0 (0) | Â |
Nearly sufficient | 23 (65.7) | 21 (60) |  | Husband’s support 0.259 | |||
Life satisfaction | Â | Â | 0.941 | Very good | 14 (40) | 15 (42.9) | Â |
Completely satisfied | 17 (48.6) | 19 (54.3) | Â | Good | 11 (31.4) | 14 (40) | Â |
Unsatisfied | 4 (11.4) | 4 (11.4) | Â | Nearly good | 6 (17.1) | 6 (17.1) | Â |
Relatively satisfied | 14 (40) | 12 934.3) | Â | Not good | 4 (11.4) | 0 (0) | Â |
History of delivery 0.811 | Planned pregnancy 0.145 | ||||||
Yes | 17 (48.6) | 16 (45.7) | Â | Yes | 25 (71.4) | 30 (85.7) | Â |
No | 18 (51.4) | 19 (54.3) | Â | No | 10 (28.6) | 5 (14.3) | Â |
History of abortion 0.771 | fetal sex 0.632 | ||||||
Yes | 8 (22.9) | 7 (20) | Â | Female | 19 (54.3) | 17 (48.6) | Â |
No | 27 (77.1) | 28 (80) | Â | Male | 16 (45.7) | 18 (51.4) | Â |
History of successful breastfeeding 0.245 | Wanted fetal sex 1.000 | ||||||
Yes | 10 (29.4) | 15 (42.9) | Â | Yes | 32 (91.4) | 32 (91.4) | Â |
No | 24 (70.6) | 20 (57.1 | Â | No | 3 (8.6) | 3 (8.6) | Â |
Gestational age (week)* | 26.91 (1.33) | 26.85 (1.33) | Â | Marriage duration* (years) | 6.57 (4.23) | 5.34 (3.42) | Â |
Distance between deliveries * (years) | 8.81 (2.42) | 5.68 (2.98) | 0.003 | Previous B.F†duration* | 17.57 (9.03) | 23.20(5.18) |  |
History of successful B.F†0.245 | Type of delivery 0.228 | ||||||
Yes | 10 (29.4) | 15 (42.9) | Â | NVD | 9 (27.3) | 5 (15.2) | Â |
No | 24 (70.6) | 20 (57.1) | Â | CS | 24 (72.7) | 28 (84.8) | Â |
Exclusive B.F†0.007 | BMI‡ before pregnancy | 25.48 (4.20) | 24.26(4.57) |  | |||
Yes | 21 (63.6) | 10 (30.3) |  | before intervention BMI‡ | 28.43 (4.43) | 27.27(4.43) |  |
No | 12 (36.4) | 23 (69.7) |  | after intervention BMI‡ | 26.88 (3.86) | 25.81(4.67) |  |