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Table 2 Comparison of the sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

From: Evaluation of a family-oriented antenatal group educational program in rural Tanzania: a pre-test/post-test study

 

Pregnant women (N = 42)

Family (N = 96)

p-value

Mean (SD)

n (%)

Mean (SD)

n (%)

 

Age

27.67

 

35.29

 

< 0.001

Educational level

    

0.148

 Lower than secondary level

 

34 (82.9)

 

62 (73.8)

 

 Secondary level and above

 

7 (17.1)

 

22 (26.2)

 

Missing data

 

1 (2.4)

 

12 (12.5)

 

Occupation

    

0.203

 Farmer

 

33 (80.5)

 

63 (73.3)

 

 Housewife/student

 

8 (19.5)

 

23 (26.7)

 

Missing data

 

1 (2.4)

 

10 (10.4)

 

Daily expense

    

0.662

 < 1000 TSH

 

18 (42.9)

 

39 (47.0)

 

 1000–5000 TSH

 

21 (50.0)

 

32 (38.6)

 

 ≥ 5000 TSH

 

3 (7.1)

 

12 (14.4)

 

Missing data

 

0

 

13 (13.5)

 

Household assets ownership

    

0.83

 Low (0–1)

 

38 (90.5)

 

70 (75.3)

 

 High (2+)

 

4 (9.5)

 

23 (24.7)

 

Missing data

 

0

 

3 (3.1)

 
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