Table 1 Parents’ and infants’ sociodemographic characteristics and influence on premature infant care competence of parents in transition (N = 381)
Variables | N (%)/M (SD) | Premature infant care competence M (SD) | t / F | P | Post hoc test (Dunnetta) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parent characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | 2.71** | 0.007 | Â |
Male | 52 (13.65%) | 128.13 (17.61) | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 329 (86.35%) | 134.95 (16.73) | Â | Â | Â |
Age (years old) | 28.64 (5.75) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Advanced maternal age (n = 329) |  |  | 0.33 | 0.74 |  |
Yes (≥ 35) | 44 (13.37%) | 135.73 (15.12) |  |  |  |
No (18–34) | 285 (86.63%) | 134.82 (16.99) |  |  |  |
Education level |  |  | 9.41** | < 0.001 | 1 < 2$ 1 < 3** |
1. Technical secondary school or below | 212 (55.64%) | 130.72 (14.96) | Â | Â | Â |
2. Senior high school | 43 (11.29%) | 138.42 (16.81) | Â | Â | Â |
3. Bachelor degree or above | 126 (33.07%) | 138.06 (19.06) | Â | Â | Â |
Monthly household income (Chinese Yuan) | Â | Â | 0.06 | 0.616 | Â |
< 3000 | 42 (11.02%) | 135.48 (13.29) |  |  |  |
3000–4999 | 183 (48.03%) | 133.38 (16.60) |  |  |  |
5000–9999 | 101 (26.51%) | 133.29 (18.53) |  |  |  |
≥ 10,000 | 55 (14.44%) | 136.36 (17.98) |  |  |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.61 | 0.539 | Â |
Married | 363 (95.28%) | 134.13 (16.97) | Â | Â | Â |
Cohabiting | 18 (4.72%) | 131.61 (17.79) | Â | Â | Â |
Parents with pre-existing diseases | Â | Â | 3.26** | 0.001 | Â |
Yes | 48 (12.60%) | 141.40 (14.91) | Â | Â | Â |
No | 333 (87.40%) | 132.95 (17.03) | Â | Â | Â |
Infant characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Multiple birth | Â | Â | 0.74 | 0.460 | Â |
Yes (twins) | 20 (5.25%) | 136.75 (12.42) | Â | Â | Â |
No | 361 (94.75%) | 133.86 (17.21) | Â | Â | Â |
Gender (single birth,n = 361) |  |  | 0.66 | 0.511 |  |
Male | 197 (54.57%) | 133.32 (16.51) | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 164 (45.43%) | 134.52 (18.04) | Â | Â | Â |
Gestation age at birth | Â | Â | 1.18 | 0.319 | Â |
less than 28 weeks | 12 (3.15%) | 140.75 (13.75) | Â | Â | Â |
28 to less than 32 weeks | 30 (7.87%) | 136.00 (19.22) | Â | Â | Â |
32 to less than 34 weeks | 49 (12.86%) | 131.33 (19.24) | Â | Â | Â |
34 to less than 37 weeks | 290 (76.12%) | 133.99 (16.44) | Â | Â | Â |
First child | Â | Â | 0.42 | 0.678 | Â |
Yes | 185 (48.56%) | 133.64 (18.00) | Â | Â | Â |
No | 196 (51.44%) | 134.37 (16.02) | Â | Â | Â |
Medical expenses payment | Â | Â | 0.82 | 0.440 | Â |
Self-paying | 74 (19.42%) | 135.66 (19.30) | Â | Â | Â |
Medical insurance for residents | 283 (74.28%) | 133.87 (16.36) | Â | Â | Â |
Other ways | 24 (6.30%) | 130.67 (16.87) | Â | Â | Â |