Table 1 Demographic characteristics between immigrant and Taiwanese women
Variables | Immigrant | Taiwanese | t/χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |||
Age (year) | M=28.3 | SD=4.2 | M=33.5 | SD=3.8 | t= -7.92 | <.001 |
Married year | M=3.2 | SD=2.7 | M=4.2 | SD=3.1 | t= -2.12 | |
Numbers of kids | .036 | |||||
One | 45 | 60.0 | 44 | 58.7 | 4.10 | |
Two | 28 | 37.3 | 23 | 30.7 | .129 | |
Three and above | 2 | 2.7 | 8 | 10.7 | ||
Type of delivery1 | 26.06 | |||||
NSD | 66 | 88.0 | 37 | 49.3 | <.001 | |
C/S | 9 | 12.0 | 38 | 50.7 | ||
Education2 | a | |||||
≦Secondary | 50 | 66.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
≧High school | 25 | 33.3 | 75 | 100.0 | <.001 | |
Health insurance | a | |||||
Yes | 71 | 94.7 | 75 | 100 | ||
No | 4 | 5.3 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Occupation | 54.15 | 0.12 | ||||
Yes | 13 | 17.3 | 58 | 77.3 | ||
No | 62 | 82.7 | 17 | 22.7 | ||
Religion2 | 9.63 | <.001 | ||||
No | 46 | 61.3 | 27 | 36.0 | ||
Yes | 29 | 38.7 | 48 | 64.0 | ||
Regular antenatal check | a | |||||
Yes | 67 | 89.3 | 75 | 100.0 | .002 | |
No | 8 | 10.7 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
Mother participated class | 12.18 | |||||
Yes | 34 | 45.3 | 55 | 73.3 | .006 | |
No | 41 | 51.7 | 20 | 26.7 | ||
Spouse participated class | 5.12 | |||||
Yes | 18 | 24.0 | 31 | 41.3 | <.001 | |
No | 57 | 76.0 | 44 | 58.7 | ||
BMI at 6th month 3 | ||||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 4 | 5.3 | 5 | 6.7 | 0.33 | |
Average (18.6~24.0) | 58 | 77.3 | 55 | 73.3 | .024 | |
Overweight (>24.1) | 13 | 17.3 | 15 | 20.0 | ||
.846 | ||||||