Research Article
Knowledge and Attitude of Nigerian Pregnant Women towards Antenatal Exercise: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 7
Chi-square test of association between knowledge about contraindications to antenatal exercises and respondents characteristics.
| | | BAK | AK | AAK | | -value |
| | Age group | | | | | | | <30 years | 65 (62.5%) | 5 (45.5%) | 52 (61%) | 17.03 | 0.001 | | ≥30 years | 39 (37.5%) | 6 (54.5%) | 36 (39%) | | | Educational qualification | | | | | | | Primary | 2 (2.2%) | 2 (18.2%) | 6 (6.8%) | 9.58 | 0.143 | | Secondary | 27 (30.0%) | 3 (27.3%) | 20 (22.7%) | | | Tertiary | 61 (67.8%) | 6 (54.5%) | 62 (70.5%) | | | Occupation | | | | | | | Home maker | 15 (16.7%) | 1 (9.1%) | 14 (15.9%) | 7.43 | 0.828 | | Trading/business | 36 (40.0%) | 8 (72.7%) | 40 (45.5%) | | | Civil/public service | 25 (27.8%) | 1 (9.1%) | 20 (22.7%) | | | Schooling | 11 (12.2%) | 1 (9.1%) | 9 (10.2%) | | | Not specified | 3 (3.3%) | 0 (0%) | 5 (5.7%) | | | Parity | | | | | | | Nulliparous | 21 (21.5%) | 3 (27.3%) | 14 (15.9%) | 10.45 | 0.107 | | Primiparous | 38 (38.5%) | 1 (9.1%) | 33 (37.5%) | | | Multiparous | 31 (40%) | 7 (63.6%) | 41 (46.6%) | |
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Key: BAK: below average knowledge; AK: average knowledge; AAK: above average knowledge.
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