Table 1 Social characteristics of the intervention, control and refusal groups
Variable | Intervention (N = 152) | Control (N = 145) | Refusal (N = 52) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Education | ||||||
Primary or vocational | 125 | 82.2 | 110 | 75.9 | 40 | 76.9 |
(8 or 11 years of education) | ||||||
College or university | 27 | 17.8 | 35 | 24.1 | 12 | 23.1 |
(12 or 17 years of education) | ||||||
Marital status | ||||||
Married | 73 | 48.0 | 86 | 59.3 | 18 | 34.6 |
Unmarried | 79 | 52.0 | 59 | 40.7 | 34 | 65.4 |
Number of children | ||||||
0 | 81 | 53.3 | 61 | 42.1 | 29 | 55.8 |
1 | 35 | 23.0 | 41 | 28.3 | 12 | 23.1 |
≥ 2 | 36 | 23.7 | 43 | 29.6 | 11 | 21.1 |
Employment status | ||||||
Employed | 55 | 36.2 | 51 | 35.2 | 19 | 36.5 |
Unemployed | 97 | 63.8 | 94 | 64.8 | 33 | 63.5 |
Years of smoking | ||||||
<5 | 45 | 29.6 | 45 | 31.0 | 19 | 36.5 |
5–10 | 73 | 48.0 | 79 | 54.5 | 21 | 40.4 |
>10 | 34 | 22.4 | 21 | 14.5 | 12 | 23.1 |
No of cigarettes smoked/day | ||||||
<5 | 10 | 6.6* | 13 | 9.0 | 4 | 7.7 |
5–10 | 65 | 42.8 | 82 | 56.5 | 27 | 51.9 |
>10 | 77 | 50.6 | 50 | 34.5 | 21 | 40.4 |
Fagerström test | ||||||
0–6 | 138 | 90.8* | 143 | 98.6 | 46 | 88.5 |
7–9 | 14 | 9.2 | 2 | 1.4 | 6 | 11.5 |
Husband smoking | ||||||
Yes | 130 | 85.5 | 111 | 76.6 | 46 | 88.5 |
No | 22 | 14.5 | 34 | 23.4 | 6 | 11.5 |
Any other household member smoking? | ||||||
Yes | 89 | 58.6* | 63 | 43.4 | 33 | 63.5 |
No | 63 | 41.4 | 82 | 56.6 | 19 | 36.5 |
Smoking in previous pregnancies | ||||||
Primigravidas | 76 | - | 58 | - | 25 | - |
Yes | 68 | 89.5 | 74 | 85.1 | 23 | 85.2 |
No | 8 | 10.5 | 13 | 14.9 | 4 | 14.8 |