Research Article

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

Table 9

Chi-square test of association between attitude and knowledge about antenatal exercise.

ValueNA PA -value

Benefits of antenatal exercises
 Below average knowledge24 (80.0%)67 (42.1%)16.6450.001*
 Average knowledge2 (6.7%)11 (6.9%)
 Above average knowledge4 (13.3%)86 (54.1%)
Contraindications to antenatal exercises
 Below average knowledge23 (76.7%)68 (42.8%)13.3050.001*
 Average knowledge2 (6.7%)7 (4.4%)
 Above average knowledge5 (16.7%)84 (52.8%)

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