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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of interviewed women

From: A prospective study of maternal preference for indomethacin prophylaxis versus symptomatic treatment of a patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants

Variable

No. (%)

Education

 

Primary

17 (5.7%)

Intermediate

40 (13.4%)

High School

117 (39.1%)

College

115 (38.5%)

Master’s Degree

7 (2.3%)

PhD

3 (1%)

Occupation

 

Housewife

184 (61.5%)

Employed

115 (38.5%)

Computer user

 

No

32 (10.7%)

Yes

267 (89.3%)

Internet user

 

No

36 (12%)

Yes

263 (88%)

Type of pregnancy

 

Normal

222 (74.5%)

High Risk

57 (19.1%)

Recently delivered an extremely low birth weight infant

19 (6.4%)

History of previous prematurity

 

No

257 (86%)

Yes

42 (14%)

Gestational month at time of interview

 

5

20 (7%)

6

166 (58%)

7

101 (35%)