Research Article
[Retracted] Utilization of Maternal and Child Health Care Services by Primigravida Females in Urban and Rural Areas of India
Table 1
Sociodemographic profile of study participants.
| | Variables | Rural | Urban | value | value |
| | Religion | | | | | | Hindu | 76 (63.3%) | 61 (50.8%) | 3.83 | 0.051 | | Muslim | 44 (36.7%) | 59 (49.2%) | | Educational | | | | | | Illiterate | 20 (16.7%) | 9 (7.5%) | 10.56 | 0.03 | | Primary | 22 (18.3%) | 15 (12.5%) | | Secondary | 66 (55%) | 72 (60%) | | Higher secondary | 11 (9.2%) | 19 (15.8%) | | Graduate | 1 (0.8%) | 5 (4.2%) | | Age at marriage in (years) | | | | | | 15-16 | 3 (2.5%) | 4 (3.3%) | 20.63 | <0.001 | | 17-18 | 53 (44.2%) | 37 (30.8%) | | 19-20 | 46 (38.3%) | 38 (31.7%) | | 21-22 | 17 (14.2%) | 22 (18.3%) | | 23-24 | 1 (0.8%) | 16 (13.3%) | | >25 | 0 (0.0%) | 3 (2.5%) | | Age of study participants | | | | | | <18 | 1 (0.8%) | 4 (3.3%) | 17.56 | <0.01 | | 18–20 | 79 (65.8%) | 56 (46.7%) | | 21–23 | 32 (26.7%) | 32 (26.7%) | | 24–26 | 6 (5%) | 25 (20.8%) | | 27 | 2 (1.7%) | 3 (2.5%) | | Socioeconomic class | | | | | | Class I | 22 (18.3%) | 24 (20%) | 3.3 | 0.39 | | Class II | 62 (51.7%) | 67 (55.8%) | | Class III | 27 (22.5%) | 26 (21.7%) | | Class IV | 9 (7.5%) | 3 (2.5%) | | Occupation | | | | | | Housewife | 92 (76.7%) | 118 (98.3%) | 28.42 | <0.01 | | Manual labourer | 17 (14.2%) | 0 (0%) | | Tailor | 3 (2.5%) | 2 (1.7%) | | Farmer | 4 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | | Govt. job | 2 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) | | Maid | 2 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) |
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