Table 3 Comparison of pregnant women’s score in attitude domains based on demographic characteristics (n = 180)
| Â | Attitude domains Score n (%) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Perceptual barriers to the use of foods containing vitamin D | importance of Vitamin D in maternal and fetal health | Perceived self-efficacy in preventing Vit D deficiency | Perceptual barriers to using sunlight | |||||||||
Negative (< 1.33) | Neutral (1.34–3.66) | Positive (> 3.67) | Negative (< 1.33) | Neutral (1.34–3.66) | Positive (> 3.67) | Negative (< 1.33) | Neutral (1.34–3.66) | Positive (> 3.67) | Negative (< 1.33) | Neutral (1.34–3.66) | Positive (> 3.67) | |
Age (Years) | ||||||||||||
  < 18 | 1(12.5) | 6(75) | 1(12.5) | 0(0.0) | 2(25) | 6(75) | 0(0.0) | 3(37.5) | 5(62.5) | 0(0.0) | 8(100) | 0(0.0) |
 18–35 | 7(4.5) | 99(63.9) | 49(31.6) | 0(0.0) | 12(7.7) | 143(92.3) | 1(0.6) | 63(40.6) | 91(58.7) | 8(5.2) | 133(85.8) | 14(9) |
 35< | 1(5.9) | 7(41.2) | 9(52.9) | 0(0.0) | 1(5.9) | 16(94.1) | 0(0.0) | 3(17.5) | 14(82.4) | 1(5.9) | 15(88.2) | 1(5.9) |
 P Value | 0.134 | 0.213 | 0.292 | 1.000 | ||||||||
Education | ||||||||||||
 less than high | 1(3.7) | 23(85.2) | 3(11.1) | 0(0.0) | 4(14.8) | 23(85.2) | 0(0.0) | 11(40.7) | 16(59.3) | 1(3.7) | 23(85.2) | 3(11.1) |
 school high school | 4(4.3) | 56(60.2) | 33(35.5) | 0(0.0) | 9(9.7) | 84(90.3) | 0(0.0) | 38(40.9) | 55(59.1) | 3(3.2) | 80(86) | 10(10.8) |
 Academic degree | 4(6.7) | 33(55) | 23(38.3) | 0(0.0) | 2(3.3) | 58(96.7) | 1(1.7) | 20(33.3) | 39(65) | 5(8.3) | 53(88.3) | 2(3.3) |
 P Value | 0.060 | 0.152 | 0.600 | 0.282 | ||||||||
Job | ||||||||||||
 Unemployed | 9(5.9) | 95(62.1) | 49(32) | 0(0.0) | 15(9.8) | 138(90.2) | 1(0.7) | 60(39.2) | 92(60.1) | 6(3.9) | 134(87.6) | 13(8.5) |
 employed | 0(0.0) | 16(61.5) | 10(38.5) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 26(100) | 0(0.0) | 9(34.6) | 17(65.4) | 3(11.5) | 21(80.8) | 2(7.7) |
 Others | 0(0.0) | 1(100) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(100) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 1(100) | 0(0.0) | 1(100) | 0(0.0) |
 P Value | 0.694 | 0.205 | 0.828 | 0.362 | ||||||||
Parity status | ||||||||||||
 Nulliparous | 6(5.4) | 68(61.3) | 37(33.3) | 0(0.0) | 10(9) | 101(91) | 1(0.9) | 38(34.2) | 72(64.9) | 3(2.7) | 98(88.3) | 10(9) |
 One child | 2(3.6) | 36(64.3) | 18(32.1) | 0(0.0) | 3(5.4) | 53(94.6) | 0(0.0) | 23(41.1) | 33(58.9) | 5(8.9) | 47(83.9) | 4(7.1) |
 2 or more Children | 1(7.7) | 8(61.5) | 4(30.8) | 0(0.0) | 2(15.4) | 11(84.6) | 0(0.0) | 8(61.5) | 5(38.5) | 1(7.7) | 11(84.6) | 1(7.7) |
 P Value | 0.935 | 0.412 | 0.292 | 0.371 | ||||||||
Gestational trimester | ||||||||||||
 1 | 1(4.2) | 18(75) | 5(20.8) | 0(0.0) | 0(0.0) | 24(100) | 0(0.0) | 9(37.5) | 15(62.5) | 4(16.7) | 16(66.7) | 4(16.7) |
 2 | 3(5.6) | 33(61.1) | 18(33.3) | 0(0.0) | 4(7.4) | 50(92.6) | 1(1.9) | 22(40.7) | 31(57.4) | 1(1.9) | 51(94.4) | 2(3.7) |
 3 | 5(4.9) | 61(59.8) | 36(35.3) | 0(0.0) | 11(10.8) | 91(89.2) | 0(0.0) | 38(37.3) | 64(62.7) | 4(3.9) | 89(87.3) | 9(8.8) |
 P Value | 0.751 | 0.219 | 0.670 | 0.018 | ||||||||
Residential place | ||||||||||||
 Apartment | 6(4.5) | 81(60.9) | 46(34.6) | 0(0.0) | 13(9.8) | 120(90.2) | 1(0.8) | 49(36.8) | 83(62.4) | 6(4.5) | 115(86.5) | 12(9) |
 House | 3(6.4) | 31(66) | 13(27.7) | 0(0.0) | 2(4.3) | 45(95.7) | 0(0.0) | 20(42.6) | 27(57.4) | 3(6.4) | 41(87.2) | 3(6.4) |
 P Value | 0.706 | 0.360 | 0.705 | 0.803 | ||||||||