Aims & Scope

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