Table 1 Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of the study population
Variables | Total (80 patients) N (%) or mean (S.D) |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 27.0 (5.6) |
Education | |
 Illiterate | 1 (1.2) |
 Primary | 32 (40) |
 Middle | 14 (17.5) |
 Secondary | 9 (11.2) |
 University | 24 (30) |
Employment | |
 Employed | 6 (7.5) |
 Unemployed | 74 (92.5) |
BMI | 30.1 (4.5) |
Gestational age upon enrollment | 33.0 (3.3) |
Gravida | |
 Primigravida | 17 (21.2) |
 Multigravida | 63 (78.7) |
Parity | |
 Nulliparous | 22 (27.5) |
 Multiparous | 58 (72.5) |
History of abortion | |
 Yes | 23 (28.7) |
 No | 57 (71.2) |
Marital relatonship | |
 Good | 67 (83.7) |
 Average | 10 (12.5) |
 Poor | 3 (3.7) |
Fetal gender a | |
 Female | 48 (62.3) |
 Male | 29 (37.6) |