Results
Participant characteristics
Most of the women were primiparous (64Æ3%), in their third
trimester (60Æ5%), married (94Æ6%), employed (67Æ4%) and at
least college graduates (71Æ3%). The study participants ranged
in age from 20 to 43 years, with a mean of 31Æ13 (SD = 4Æ42)
years. No statistically significant differences were observed
between the experimental (n = 68) and control (n = 61) group
participants for demographic characteristics (Table 1).