Research Article
Knowledge and Attitude of Nigerian Pregnant Women towards Antenatal Exercise: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 6
Chi-square test of association between knowledge about benefits of antenatal exercises and respondents characteristics.
| | | BAK | AK | AAK | | -value |
| | Age group | | | | | | | <30 years | 60 (66.7%) | 3 (27.3%) | 55 (58.3%) | 7.47 | 0.058 | | ≥30 years | 30 (33.3%) | 8 (72.7%) | 33 (41.7%) | | | Educational qualification | | | | | | | Primary | 10 (11.1%) | 3 (27.3%) | 5 (5.7%) | 8.53 | 0.202 | | Secondary | 26 (28.9%) | 2 (18.2%) | 23 (26.1%) | | | Tertiary | 54 (60%) | 6 (54.5%) | 60 (68.2%) | | | Occupation | | | | | | | Home maker | 11 (12.6%) | 2 (18.2%) | 11 (12.5%) | 6.98 | 0.859 | | Trading/business | 45 (50.0%) | 4 (36.4%) | 44 (50.0%) | | | Civil/public service | 17 (18.9%) | 4 (36.4%) | 22 (25.0%) | | | Schooling | 13 (14.4%) | 1 (9.1%) | 7 (8.0%) | | | Not specified | 4 (4.4%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (4.5%) | | | Parity | | | | | | | Nulliparous | 19 (21.1%) | 1 (9.1%) | 19 (21.6%) | 8.15 | 0.227 | | Primiparous | 35 (38.9%) | 1 (9.1%) | 31 (35.2%) | | | Multiparous | 36 (40.0%) | 9 (81.8%) | 38 (43.2%) | |
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Key: BAK: below average knowledge; AK: average knowledge; AAK: above average knowledge.
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