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Table 2 Parents and children’s characteristics

From: Effect of parenting intervention through “Care for Child Development Guideline” on early child development and behaviors: a randomized controlled trial

 Parents and children's charecteristics

 

Intervention

Control

p a

Parents

Maternal age, mean ± SD

 

31.99 ± 4.72

29.48 ± 5.17

0.001

Paternal age, mean ± SD

 

37.23 ± 8.49

34.07 ± 5.09

0.002

Maternal education, n(%)

 

Secondary school and less

8 (10.1%)

13(12.9%)

0.847

High school or diploma

35(44.3%)

44(43.6%)

 

University education

36(45.6%)

44(43,.6%)

 

Paternal education, n(%)

 

Secondary school and less

25 (31.6%)

33(33.7%)

0.740

High school or diploma

34(43%)

45(45.9%)

 

University education

20 (25.3%)

20(20.4%)

 

Income, n(%)

 

Low

14 (17.5%)

28 (27.7%)

0.090

Moderate

54 (67.5%)

66 (65.3%)

 

High

12 (15%)

7 (6.9%)

 

Paternal smoking

 

No

68 (85%)

85(84.2%)

0.876

Yes

12 (15%)

16 (15.8%)

 

Infants

    

Gender, n(%)

Girl

41 (51.3%)

53 (52.5%)

0.870

Gestational age, n(%)

< 37 week

1 (1.3%)

5(5%)

0.167

Delivery Type, n(%)

Cesarean

41(51.3%)

56(55.4%)

0.268

  1. Abbreviations: SD Standard deviation. a Results are shown based on the student t-test or chi-square analysis