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Table 1 Characteristics of women enrolled in the study

From: What do first-time mothers worry about? A study of usage patterns and content of calls made to a postpartum support telephone hotline

 

Total recruited (353)

N (%)

Callers (84)

N (%)

Non-callers (269)

N (%)

P value

Region of delivery

    

   Greater Beirut

125(35.4)

34(40.5)

91(33.8)

 

   South

55(15.6)

15(17.9)

40 (14.9)

0.198

   Bekaa

70(19.8)

10 (11.9)

60(22.3)

 

   North

103(29.2)

25 (29.8)

78(29.0)

 

Education*

    

   None + Elementary

32(9.1)

5(6.0)

27(10.0)

0.107

   Intermediate+ secondary

213(60.3)

46(54.8)

167(62.1)

 

   University degree

108(30.6)

33 (39.3)

70(27.9)

 

Age (yrs)

   

0.123

   Less than 21

70(19.8)

13 (15.5)

57(21.2)

 

   21-24

107(30.3)

20(23.8)

87(32.3)

 

   25-28

94(26.6)

31(36.9)

63(23.4)

 

   29-32

41(11.6)

11(13.1)

30(11.2)

 

   More than 32

41(11.6)

9(10.7)

32(11.9)

 

Type of delivery

    

   Vaginal

191(54.4)

42(50.6)

149 (55.6)

0.425

   C- section

160(45.6)

41(49.4)

119(44.4)

 

Intent to breastfeed exclusively

261(74.4)

68(81.0)

193(72.3)

0.113

   Yes

90(25.6)

16(19.0)

74(27.7)

 

   No

    

Number of prenatal visits

    

   Mean (± SD)

10 ± 4

10.85 ± 4.2

9.27 ± 3.7

0.001

  1. • Elementary education refers to first though fifth grade;
  2. • Intermediate education refers to sixth through eighth grade;
  3. • Secondary education refers to eleventh though thirteen grade.