Table 1 Distribution of demographic and obstetrics’ characteristics based on study groups
|  | Intervention (N = 120) | Control (N = 120) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
Age (year) | 28.57 (6.73) | 29.46 (6.09) | |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.96 (4.66) | 24.76 (5.33) | |
| Â | No (%) | No (%) | |
Education Stat | Illiterate | 11 (9.2) | 8 (6.7) |
Elementary | 25 (20.8) | 29 (24.2) | |
High school | 28 (23.3) | 29 (24.2) | |
diploma | 27 (22.3) | 27 (22.5) | |
Academic | 29 (24) | 27 (22.5) | |
Job | Housewife | 120 (100) | 120 (100) |
Family size | 2 | 8 (6.7) | 7 (5.8) |
3 | 30 (25) | 29 (24.2) | |
4 | 44 (36.7) | 43 (35.8) | |
5 | 30 (25) | 32 (26.7) | |
≥ 6 | 8 (6.6) | 9 (7.5) | |
Number of children | 0 | 3 (2.5) | 6 (6) |
1 | 34 (28.3) | 33 (27.5) | |
2 | 48 (40) | 44 (36.7) | |
3 | 29 (24.2) | 29 (24.2) | |
≥ 4 | 6 (5) | 8 (6.6) | |
Home ownership | owner | 43 (35.8) | 41 (34.2) |
rental | 77 (64.2) | 79 (65.8) | |
Number of pregnancies | 1 | 21 (17.5) | 34 (28.3) |
2 | 49 (40.8) | 40 (33.3) | |
3 | 38 (31.7) | 30 (25) | |
≥ 4 | 12 (10) | 16 (13.3) | |
Number of abortions | 0 | 90 (75) | 104 (86.7) |
1 | 25 (21) | 13 (10.8) | |
≥ 2 | 5 (4) | 3 (2.5) | |