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Table 1 Distribution of Demographic Variables among the Samples

From: Validation of the Arabic version of the Cohen perceived stress scale (PSS-10) among pregnant and postpartum women

 

Total

(N = 268)

University Student

(n = 58)

Pregnant Woman

(n = 113)

Postpartum Woman

(n = 97)

p-value

Age mean ± sd

27.6 ± 5.5

22.5 ± 3.1

28.4 ± 5.7

29.7 ± 4.7

<.01

Education

    

<.01*

Primary

26 (10%)

0 (0.0%)

17 (15%)

9 (10%)

 

Secondary

66 (25%)

0 (0.0%)

34 (30%)

32 (34%)

 

University

173 (65%)

58 (100%)

62 (55%)

53 (56%)

 

Work Status

    

.02

Works

96 (36%)

25 (45%)

30 (27%)

41 (43%)

 

Does not work

168 (64%)

31 (55%)

83 (73%)

54 (57%)

 

Perceived Income sufficiency

    

<.01

Barely sufficient

13 (5%)

4 (7%)

4 (4%)

5 (5%)

 

Almost

134 (51%)

10 (18%)

71 (65%)

53 (55%)

 

Most of the times

65 (25%)

24 (42%)

20 (18%)

21 (22%)

 

More than enough

52 (20%)

19 (33%)

15 (14%)

18 (19%)

 
  1. * University students were significantly more educated than both pregnant women and postpartum women. However, there was no difference (p-value = 0.47) between pregnant women and postpartum women.