Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants allocated to the intervention and control groups
Intervention group (n = 91) | Control group (n = 105) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 31.5 [7.9] | 34.4 [9.5] | 0.021☨ |
Sex | |||
Female | 65 (71.4%) | 80 (76.2%) | 0.449§ |
Male | 26 (28.6%) | 25 (23.8%) | |
Ethnicity | |||
Lao | 52 (57.1%) | 68 (64.8%) | 0.275§ |
Other minorities | 39 (42.9%) | 37 (35.2%) | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 71 (78.0%) | 89 (84.8%) | 0.224§ |
Single/divorced | 20 (22.0%) | 16 (15.2%) | |
Number of children | 1.1 [1.1] | 1.7 [1.4] | 0.002☨ |
Position | |||
Technical | 72 (79.1%) | 87 (82.9%) | 0.505§ |
Management | 19 (20.9%) | 18(17.1%) | |
Title | |||
Midwife | 20 (22.0%) | 24 (22.9%) | 0.618§ |
Doctor | 30 (33.0%) | 27 (25.7%) | |
Nurse | 31 (34.0%) | 44 (41.9%) | |
Others | 10 (11.0%) | 10 (9.5%) | |
Experience (years) | 5.7 [6.5] | 7.5 [8.3] | 0.110☨ |