Research Article

Knowledge and Attitude of Nigerian Pregnant Women towards Antenatal Exercise: A Cross-Sectional Survey

Table 8

Chi-square test of association between attitude of respondents towards exercise and respondents’ characteristics.

NA PA -value

Age group
 <30 years24 (74.5%)95 (59.4%)4.4390.035*
 ≥30 years6 (25.5%)64 (40.6%)
Educational qualification
 Primary3 (10.0%)7 (4.4%)5.7080.058
 Secondary12 (40.0%)38 (23.9%)
 Tertiary15 (50.0%)114 (71.7%)
Occupation
 Home maker 8 (26.7%)17 (10.7%)10.4000.034*
 Trading/business12 (40.0%)82 (51.6%)
 Civil/public service3 (10.0%)38 (23.9%)
 Schooling6 (20.0%)15 (9.4%)
 Not specified1 (3.3%)7 (4.4%)
Parity
 Nulliparous5 (16.7%)33 (20.8%)2.5820.275
 Primiparous15 (50.0%)55 (34.6%)
 Multiparous10 (33.3%)71 (44.7%)

Key: NA: negative attitude; PA: positive attitude; *Significance at .