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Table 2 Relationship between the parents’ demographics and their awareness of the “first thousand days of life”

From: Assessing parents’ awareness about children’s “first thousand days of life”: a descriptive and analytical study

Variable

Mean ± SD

Regression Coefficients (95% CI)

p

Age

 < 30

38.64 ± 13.73

-1.89(-6.08, 2.29)

0.37

 >= 30

40.52 ± 14.20

Ref

Gender

 Female

39.94 ± 10.98

0.70(-4.69, 6.10)

0.79

 Male

39.24 ± 18.35

Ref

Education

 Under high school diploma

42.05 ± 24.92

2.30(-6.59, 11.20)

0.61

 High school diploma

36.96 ± 19.29

-2.78(-8.04, 2.47)

0.29

 Academic

39.75 ± 14.13

Ref

Spouse's education

 Under high school diploma

36.37 ± 25.39

-7.74(-16.25, 0.85)

0.07

 High school diploma*

38.28 ± 14.87

-5.83(-10.65, -1.00)

0.01

 Academic

44.12 ± 15.07

Ref

Parents’ status

 Having a child under the age of two

39.53 ± 13.53

0.41(-4.84, 5.68)

0.87

 Expecting a baby

40.13±16.14

1.02(-4.69, 6.74)

0.72

 Actively trying to have a child

39.11±17.55

Ref

  1. Notes: * Indicate p < 0.05, Ref Indicate Reference, SD Standard Deviation, CI Confidence Intervals