Table 11

Effectiveness of the intervention by demographic variables on practice (n=215).

Characteristics	Pre-intervention	6 weeks Follow-up	Box Mp-value	Wilk's Lambda	p-value
Characteristics	M (SD)	M (SD)	Box Mp-value	Wilk's Lambda	p-value
Age
15–19	13.8 (1.92)	39.8 (0.84)	0.195	0.955	0.085
20–24	12.2 (2.5)	13.2 (1.3)
25–29	12.97 (1.99)	13.18 (1.32)
30–34	12.06 (2.34)	13.10 (1.41)
35–39	12.95 (2.52)	12.84 (1.58)
40–44	12 (1)	12 (2.64)
Gravidity
Primigravida	12.21 (2.38)	10.02 (1.61)	0.080	0.994	0.252
Multigravida	12.72 (2.25)	13.18 (1.24)	0.080	0.994	0.252
Parity
Nulli para	2.17 (2.36)	13.04 (1.55)	0.039	0.974	0.136
Primi para	12.4 (2.48)	13.22 (1.16)
Multipara	13.09 (2.06)	13.23 (1.11)
Grand multi para	12.54 (2.3)	12.9 (1.78)
Gestational age
first trimester	11.7 (1.91)	12.86 (1.43)	0.453	0.988	0.108
second trimester	12.68 (2.34)	13.16 (1.37)	0.453	0.988	0.108
Marital Status
Married	12.56 (2.25)	13.08 (1.4)	0.086	0.997	0.411
Single	12.56 (2.98)	13.56 (0.96)	0.086	0.997	0.411
Woman's educational status
Junior and below	12.16 (2.32)	12.89 (1.48)	0.426	0.996	0.659
Secondary	12.62 (2.35)	13.21 (1.3)
College/University level	12.86 (2.06)	13.14 (1.56)
Husband's educational level
Junior and below	12.15 (2.25)	12.62 (1.53)	0.026	0.990	0.759
Secondary	12.69 (2.16)	13.29 (1.25)
College/University level	12.38 (2.55)	12.78 (1.7)
Occupation
Housewife	12.6 (2.23)	13.26 (1.22)	0.276	0.998	0.847
Government employee	12.59 (2.55)	12.78 (1.73)
Private employee	13.37 (2.4)	12.85 (1.59)
Unemployed	11.75 (2.62)	13.25 (1.5)
Number of ANC visit
One	12.51 (2.24)	13.11 (1.46)	0.558	0.996	0.835
Two	12.61 (2.49)	13.34 (1.15)
Three	12.62 (2.28)	13.06 (1.41)
Four or more	12.45 (2.35)	12.7 (1.38)