Table 2 Demographic Data
From: Improving health literacy through group antenatal care: a prospective cohort study
Group (N = 100) | Individual (N = 83) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age at last birthday | |||
Mean (SD) | 28.8 (5.8) | 26.7 (5.4) | 0.02* |
Religious following | |||
Missing | 2 | 2 | |
None | 2 (2.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
Christian | 66 (67.3%) | 43 (53.1%) | 0.04* |
Muslim | 30 (30.6%) | 38 (46.9%) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 73 (73.0%) | 57 (68.7%) | 0.52 |
Single | 27 (27.0%) | 26 (31.3%) | |
Ever attended school | |||
Missing | 1 | 0 | |
No | 13 (13.1%) | 13 (15.7%) | 0.63 |
Yes | 86 (86.9%) | 70 (84.3%) | |
Highest level of school attended | |||
Missing | 13 | 15 | |
Primary | 21 (24.1%) | 13 (19.1%) | |
Jr. High school | 36 (41.4%) | 34 (50.0%) | 0.68 |
Sr. High school | 18 (20.7%) | 11 (16.2%) | |
Tertiary | 12 (13.8%) | 10 (14.7%) | |
Able to read | |||
Missing | 1 | 0 | |
No | 25 (25.3%) | 29 (34.9%) | 0.15 |
Yes | 74 (74.7%) | 54 (65.1%) | |
Able to write | |||
Missing | 0 | 1 | |
No | 24 (24.0%) | 29 (35.4%) | 0.09 |
Yes | 76 (76.0%) | 53 (64.6%) | |
Number of pregnancies | |||
Mean (SD) | 3.2 (1.7) | 2.9 (1.5) | |
Range | (1.0–7.0) | (1.0–7.0) | 0.20 |
Primigravida | 17 (17%) | 15 (18%) | |
Number of living children | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.6 (1.5) | 1.3 (1.3) | 0.22 |
Range | (0.0–5.0) | (0.0–5.0) | |
Travel time to district hospital | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.1 (0.3) | 1.1 (0.3) | 0.9 |
Range | (1.0–3.0) | (1.0–2.0) | |
Type of transportation to hospital | |||
Missing | 7 | 6 | |
Car | 5 (5.4%) | 2 (2.6%) | |
Walk | 14 (15.1%) | 16 (20.8%) | 0.46 |
Taxi | 17 (18.3%) | 18 (23.4%) | |
Tro-tro (mass transit) | 57 (61.3%) | 41 (53.2%) | |