Table 1 Descriptions of demographic, contextual, and midwifery variables of the study participants
Variables | Mean (SD) OR N (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 29.41 (6.00) | |
Husband age (year) | 34.25 (6.22) | |
Education | Illiterate | 15 (1.9) |
Primary | 171(22.2) | |
Secondary | 238 (30.8) | |
Diploma | 267 (34.6) | |
Academic | 81 (10.5) | |
Husband education | Illiterate | 9 (1.2) |
Primary | 158 (20.5) | |
Secondary | 282 (36.5) | |
Diploma | 245 (31.7) | |
Academic | 76 (9.8) | |
Job | Unemployed | 736 (95.3) |
Employed | 21 (2.7) | |
Husband job | Unemployed | 28 (3.6) |
Employed | 733 (94.9) | |
Pregnancy number | 2.62 (1.18) | |
Pre-pregnancy BMI | 24.42 (3.93) | |
The sex of the fetus | Female | 421 (54.5) |
Male | 350 (45.3) | |
Pregnancy status | Wanted | 578 (74.9) |
Unwanted | 183 (23.7) | |
Food security status | Food security | 251 (32.5) |
Hunger-free food insecurity | 238 (30.8) | |
Medium-hunger food insecurity | 230 (29.8) | |
Severe-hunger food insecurity | 53 (6.9) | |
Income (Rial*104) | 1308.53 (817.99) | |