SSC group (n = 56) | Routine care group (n = 52) | P value* | |
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n (%) | n (%) | ||
- Maternal age | |||
• < 18 • 18–35 • > 35 • Mean ± SD | 2 (4) 48 (86) 6 (11) 26.29 ± 6.13 | 5 (10) 43 (83) 4 (8) 26.02 ± 5.94 | 0.4 |
- Mother’s education level | |||
• Illiterate • Primary school • Secondary school • Academic education | 24 (43) 24 (43) 3 (5) 5 (9) | 18 (35) 15 (29) 12 (23) 7 (13) | 0.03 |
- Mother’s occupation | |||
• Non employed • Employee | 50 (89.2) 6 (10.71) | 46 (88) 6 (11) | 0.6 |
- Gravidity | |||
• Primigravid • Multi gravid (2–4) | 13 (23.2) 43 (76.8) | 12 (23) 40 (77) | 0.9 |
- Number of miscarriage | |||
• 0 • 1–2 | 45 (80.4) 11 (19.7) | 42 (81) 10 (17) | 0.7 |
- Parity | |||
• 0–1 • 2–3 • 4 | 30 (54) 20 (36) 6 (11) | 26 (50) 16 (31) 10 (19) | 0.4 |
Number of antenatal visit | |||
• < 3 • > 3 | 49 (87) 7 (12) | 46 (88) 6 (11) | 0.8 |
- Gender of newborns | |||
• Male • Female | 25 (44) 21 (55) | 25 (48) 27 (52) | 0.7 |