Table 1. Sociodemographic and pregnancy-related information of study participants (n = 385)
Description | N | % | Mean | SD | Min. | Max. | |
Age (in years) | - | - | 27.68 | 3.84 | 18.00 | 38.00 | |
Level of education | No formal education | 47 | 12.20 | - | - | - | - |
Primary | 30 | 7.79 | - | - | - | - | |
Secondary | 55 | 14.29 | - | - | - | - | |
Matriculation | 98 | 25.45 | - | - | - | - | |
Intermediate | 82 | 21.30 | - | - | - | - | |
Undergraduate | 23 | 5.97 | - | - | - | - | |
Graduate | 50 | 12.99 | - | - | - | - | |
Monthly income (in PKR) | < 15,000 | 324 | 84.16 | - | - | - | - |
15,000 – 25,000 | 35 | 9.09 | - | - | - | - | |
25,001 – 35,000 | 11 | 2.86 | - | - | - | - | |
35,001 – 45,000 | 9 | 2.34 | - | - | - | - | |
> 45,000 | 6 | 1.56 | - | - | - | - | |
Geographical location | Urban | 309 | 80.26 | - | - | - | - |
Rural | 76 | 19.74 | - | - | - | - | |
Duration of work (in hours per week) | - | - | 34.03 | 7.88 | 14.00 | 70.00 | |
Hospital visited | Jinnah hospital | 244 | 63.38 | - | - | - | - |
Mayo hospital | 141 | 36.62 | - | - | - | - | |
Number of children | - | - | 1.72 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 5.00 | |
Duration of pregnancy (in months) | - | - | 6.19 | 1.26 | 1.00 | 8.00 |