Maternal Health-Related Quality of Life and Its Predicting Factors in the Postpartum Period in Iran

Table 1

Sociodemographic and maternal characteristics of subjects.

Characteristics	(%)
Age (years)
15–25	74 (19.5%)
25–35	234 (61.6%)
>35	72 (18.9%)
Education (years)
<12	210 (55.3%)
>12	170 (44.7%)
Job
Housewife	329 (86.6%)
Employed	51 (13.4%)
Number of deliveries
1-2	338 (88.9%)
>2	42 (11.1%)
Disease in pregnancy
Yes	362 (95.3%)
No	18 (4.7%)
Income
Fair	252 (66.3%)
Poor	128 (33.7%)
Type of delivery
NVD	147 (38.7%)
CS	233 (61.3%)
Breastfeeding
Yes	339 (89.2%)
No	41 (10.8%)
Time since birth (months)
<3	128 (33.7%)
>3	252 (66.3%)
Time since marriage (years)
1–3	159 (41.8%)
>3	222 (58.2%)

NVD: normal vaginal delivery; CS: cesarean section.