Relationship between Religious Coping, Pain Severity, and Childbirth Self-Efficacy in Iranian Primipara Women

Table 1

Demographic and fertility characteristics of the participants (n = 200).

Characteristics	N (%)
Woman’s education
<High school	59 (29.5)
Diploma	85 (42.5)
Academic	56 (28)
Woman’s occupation
Housewife	185 (92.5)
Employed	15 (7.5)
Spousal’s occupation
Employee	34 (17)
Free	117 (58.7)
Worker	46 (23)
Unemployed	3 (1.5)
Economic status
Favorable	38 (19)
Relatively favorable	125 (62.5)
Undesirable	37 (18.5)
Abortion history
Yes	27 (13.5)
No	173 (86.5)
Gestational age
32–35	87 (43.5)
36–39	80 (40)
≥40	33 (16.5)
Pregnancy
Wanted	182 (91)
Unwanted	18 (9)
Wanted and unwanted baby’s gender
Wanted	182 (91)
Unwanted	18 (9)
Gender
Boy	111 (55.5)
Girl	89 (44.5)
Participating in childbirth preparation classes
Yes	28 (14)
No	172 (86)