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Table 2 Comparison of pregnant women’s score in knowledge domains based on demographic characteristics (n = 180)

From: Knowledge, attitude, performance, and determinant factors of Vitamin D deficiency prevention behaviours among Iranian pregnant women

  

Knowledge domains Score n (%)

 
 

Importance and role of Vitamin D in Pregnancy

The correct way to use sunlight to get vitamin D

Prevention of Vit D deficiency in Pregnancy

Poor

(< 0.33)

Moderate

(0.33–0.66)

Good

(> 0.66)

Poor

(< 0.33)

Moderate

(0.33–0.66)

Good

(> 0.66)

Poor

(< 0.33)

Moderate

(0.33–0.66)

Good

(> 0.66)

Age (Years)

 < 18

0(0.0)

2(25.0)

6(75.0)

0(0.0)

4(50.0)

4(50.0)

0(0.0)

5(62.5)

3(37.5)

 18–35

0(0.0)

21(13.5)

134(86.5)

0(0.0)

31(20.0)

124(80.0)

0(0.0)

36(23.2)

119(76.8)

 35<

0(0.0)

3(17.6)

14(82.4)

0(0.0)

7(41.2)

10(58.8)

0(0.0)

4(23.5)

13(76.5)

*P Value

0.500

0.027

0.058

Education

 less than high school

0(0.0)

14(51.9)

13(48.1)

0(0.0)

19(70.4)

8(29.6)

0(0.0)

11(40.7)

16(59.3)

 high school

0(0.0)

11(11.8)

82(88.2)

0(0.0)

19(20.4)

74(79.6)

0(0.0)

27(29.0)

66(71.0)

 Academic degree

0(0.0)

1(1.7)

59(98.3)

0(0.0)

4(6.7)

56(93.3)

0(0.0)

7(11.7)

53(88.3)

 P Value

<  0.001a

<  0.001

0.006

Job

 Unemployed

0(0.0)

25(16.3)

128(83.7)

0(0.0)

42(27.5)

111(72.5)

0(0.0)

43(28.1)

110(71.9)

 Employed

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

26(100)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

26(100)

0(0.0)

1(3.8)

25(96.2)

 Others

0(0.0)

1(100)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

0(0.0)

1(100)

0(0.0)

1(100)

0(0.0)

 P Value

0.005

0.001

0.002

Parity status

 Nulliparous

0(0.0)

14(12.6)

97(87.4)

0(0.0)

23(20.7)

88(79.3)

0(0.0)

32(28.8)

79(71.2)

 One child

0(0.0)

8(14.3)

48(85.7)

0(0.0)

12(21.4)

44(78.6)

0(0.0)

10(17.9)

46(82.1)

 2 or more Children

0(0.0)

4(30.8)

9(69.2)

0(0.0)

7(53.8)

6(46.2)

0(0.0)

3(23.1)

10(76.9)

 P Value

0.220

0.027

0.296

 Gestational trimester

 1

0(0.0)

6(25)

18(75.0)

0(0.0)

5(20.8)

19(79.2)

0(0.0)

4(16.7)

20(83.3)

 2

0(0.0)

7(13)

47(87.0)

0(0.0)

8(14.8)

46(85.2)

0(0.0)

18(33.3)

36(66.7)

 3

0(0.0)

13(12.7)

89(87.3)

0(0.0)

29(28.4)

73(71.6)

0(0.0)

23(22.5)

79(77.5)

 P Value

0.310

0.156

0.211

Residential place

 Apartment

0(0.0)

13(9.8)

120(90.2)

0(0.0)

22(16.5)

111(83.5)

0(0.0)

37(27.8)

96(72.2)

 House

0(0.0)

13(27.7)

34(72.3)

0(0.0)

20(42.6)

27(57.4)

0(0.0)

8(17.0)

39(83.0)

  1. * Using chi-square test
  2. P values < 0.05 are considered statistically significant