Research Article
Effect of Dry Heat Application on Perineal Pain and Episiotomy Wound Healing among Primipara Women
Table 1
Sociodemographic data of primipara women.
| | Characteristics | Dry heat group (n = 50) | Moist heat group (n = 50) | Significance | | No. (%) | No. (%) |
| | Age (years) | | 18 < 20 | 6 (12.0) | 10 (20.0) | X 2 = 3.278 | | 20 ≤ 30 | 29 (58.0) | 32 (64.0) | | | 30–35 | 15 (30.0) | 8 (16.0) | | | Mean ± SD | 26.44 ± 4.79 | 25.08 ± 5.01 | T = 1.3916
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| | Education | | Primary/preparatory | 9 (18.0) | 7 (14.0) | X 2 = 0.934 | | Secondary | 30 (60.0) | 28 (56.0) | | | University or more | 11 (22.0) | 15 (30.0) | |
| | Occupation | | Housewife | 46 (92.0) | 43 (86.0) | X 2 = 0.919 | | Working | 4 (8.0) | 7 (14.0) | |
| | Residence | | Urban | 9 (18.0) | 14 (28.0) | X 2 = 1.412 | | Rural | 41 (82.0) | 36 (72.0) | |
| | Type of family | | Nuclear | 27 (54.0) | 30 (60.0) | X 2 = 0.367 | | Extended | 23 (46.0) | 20 (40.0) | |
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X 2: chi-square test, FET: Fisher’s exact test, T ( ): T-test, and for T-test, significant at . |
