Parameters Exposed group
(n=106)
Non-exposed
group
(n=84)
P-value
Maternal Age in years + 27.2 ± 6.3 26.5 ± 6.5 NS
Residence     NS
Rural 80 (55.2%) 65 (44.8%)
Urban 26 (57.8%) 19 (42.2%)
Educational state:     NS
Educated 29(56.9%) 22(43.1%)
Non educated 77 (55.4%) 62(44.6%)
Type of Work     <0.001*
Agricultural 94 (63.1%) 55 (36.9%)
Non-agricultural 12 (29.3%) 29 (70.7%)
+Mean ± SD
*Highly significant
Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied pregnant women (Exposed vs. Non-exposed)