ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS OF DATA

PLAN FOR ANALYSIS

This chapter deals with analysis and interpretation of data collected from 60 selected spouse
of primi gravida mothers Shaheed Kartar Singh Sarabha College of Nursing, Sarabha,
Ludhiana, Punjab.

The analysis and interpretation was done in accordance with the objectives laid down for the
study. The data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics according to
objectives of the study. In the descriptive statistics, mean and standard deviation was used for
analyzing the knowledge score regarding spouse of primi-gravida mothers during labour. In
inferential statistics t test, ANOVA were used to compare the relationship of mean with the
level of knowledge score regarding spouse of primi-gravida mothers during labour. The
results
of the study in the form of bar chart, tables and figures. The level of significance selected for
the study were at p<0.01 level of significance. The data was organized according to set
objectives.

OBJECTIVES

1. To assess the level of anxiety among spouse during labour of primi-gravida mothers
during labour.
2. To find out the association between level of anxiety among spouse of primi-gravida
mothers with selected socio-demographic varaiables such as age of spouse,
education, family income, area of residence, type of family, occupation of husband,
working status of mother, religion, source of information.
3. To prepare IEC (pamphlets) material regarding prevention of anxiety among spouse
of primigravida women.

ORGANIZATION OF DATA FOR ANALYSIS

The analyzed data was organized according to objectives and presented according to
following sections:
Section-I
Frequency and percentage distribution of sample characteristics.

Section-II
To assess the level of anxiety among spouse of primi-gravida mothers during labour.

Section-III
To find out the association of knowledge score regarding spouse of primi-gravida mothers
during labour with selected demographic profile such as age in years, education, family
income, area of residence, type of family, occupation of husband, working status of mother,
religion, source of information.
 SECTION-I
Table-1
Frequency distribution of sample characteristic
N=60
S. No Sample characteristics n % age
1 Age in years
a. 21-25 2 3.3
b. 26-30 25 41.7
c. 31-35 28 46.7
d. 36-40 1 1.7
e. > 40 4 6.6
2 Education
a. Illiterate 5 8.3
b. Primary 35 58.3
c. Secondary 19 31.7
d. Graduation and above 1 1.7
3 Family income (Rs/month)
a. 2500-7000 8 13.3
b. 7001-10000 31 51.7
c. 10001-12000 18 30
d. 12001-15000 2 3.3
e. 15001-25000 1 1.7
4 Area of residence
a. Urban 46 76.7
b. Rural 14 23.3
5 Type of family
a. Nuclear 30 50
 b. Joint 30 50

6 Occupation of husband
a. Working 58 96.7
b. Non working 2 3.3
7 Employment status of wife
a. Employed 12 20
b. Unemployed 48 80
8 Religion
a. Hindu 40 66.6
b. Muslim 4 6.7
c. Sikh 15 25
d. Christian 1 1.7
9 Source of information
a. Friends 4 6.7
b. Family members 52 86.7
c. Health workers 4 6.6
d. Mass media 0 0
Table 1 depicted the frequency and percentage distribution of sample characteristics according to
the demographic profile such as age of spouse, education, family income, area of residence, type of
family, occupation of husband, working status of mother, religion, source of information.

According to age of spouse, majority i.e. 46.7% were belonged to age group of 36-40 years.

According to education, most of them i.e. 58.3% were belonged to primary education.

According to family income, majority i.e. 51.7% were belonged to 7001/10000 (Rs/month).

According to area of residence, maximum i.e. 76.7% were urban.

According to type of family, majority i.e. 50% were same in nuclear and joint.

According to occupation of husband, most of husband i.e. 96.7% were working followed by 3.3%
were non-working.

According to employment status of wife, most of wife i.e. 80% were unemployed followed by 20%
unemployed.

According to religion, most of them i.e. 66.6% were hindu.

According to source of information , most of them i.e. 86.7% were family members.
 SECTION-II
Objective 1: To assess level of anxiety among spouse of primigravida mothers
during labour.

TABLE-2
Distribution of level of anxiety among spouse of primi gravida mothers during labour.
N=60

Level of anxiety Score n %age

Mild <or = 17 57 95%

Moderate 18-24 3 5%
Severe 25-30 0 0%

Maximum score - 60
Minimum score - 0

Table 2 depicted the level of anxiety among spouse of primi gravida mothers during labour,

showed that majority of spouse i.e. 95% had mild anxiety followed by 5% had moderate

anxiety and no one had suffering from severe anxiety.

 Level Of Anxiety
100

Severe Anxiety
90

80

70
Percentage of anxiety level

60

50
95

40

30

20

10

5 0
0
Mild Anxiety Moderate Anxiety Severe Anxiety

LEVEL OF ANXIETY

Fig 1: Level of anxiety among spouse of primi gravida mothers during labour.
 SECTION-III

Objective 2: To find out the level of anxiety regarding spouse of primi-gravida mothers
during labour with selected demographic profile such as age in years, education, family
income, area of residence, type of family, occupation of husband, working status of mother,
religion, source of information.

Table – 3
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
age of spouse (in years) of primi-gravida mother
N = 60

Age of spouse (in years) n mean S.D

21-25 2 17.0 1.000

26-30 25 9.68 5.321
31-35 28 9.96 4.623
36-40 1 9.00 0
>40 4 11.0 7.439
Source of variation “df” “F”
Between the group 2 1.462
Within the group 57
Maximum Score = 60 **Significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 3 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during
labour according to age of spouse of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for age was highest i.e. 17.0 for 21-25 years followed by lowest
i.e. 11.0 for >40 years i.e. 9.96 for 31-35 years and least i.e. 9.00 for 36-40 years.
On the basis of ANOVA test, the tabulated critical value is 0.410 and calculated “F” value
was 1.462. The calculated value was higher than tabulated value which was found to be
statistically significant at p< 0.01 level of significance.
Hence, the null hypothesis is accepted but research hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, the age
of spouse of primi-gravida mothers had significant impact on knowledge score during labour.
 Table – 4
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
education of spouse of primi-gravida mothers
N = 60

Education n mean S.D

Illiterate 5 12.0 5.292

Primary 35 10.46 5.878
Secondary 19 9.32 3.163
Graduation and above 1 5.01 0
Source of variation “df” “F”
Between the group 2 0.808
Within the group 57
Maximum Score = 60 NS = Non significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 4 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during
labour according to education of spouse of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for education was highest i.e. 12.0 for illiterate followed by
lowest i.e. 10.46 for primary i.e. 9.32 for secondary and least i.e. 1 for graduation and above.
On the basis of ANOVA test, the tabulated critical value is 0.518 and calculated “F” value
was 0.808. The calculated value was higher than tabulated value which was found to be
statistically non-significant at p< 0.01 level of significance.
Hence, the null hypothesis is rejected but research hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, the
education of spouse of primi-gravida mothers had no significant impact on knowledge score
during labour.
 Table – 5
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
family income (Rs/month) of spouse of primi-gravida mothers
N = 60

Family income n mean S.D

(Rs/month)

2500-7000 8 15.25 4.097

7001-10000 31 9.48 5.567
10001-12000 18 8.78 3.059
12001-15000 2 8.50 3.538
15001-25000 1 17.0 0
Source of variation “df” “F”
Between the group 2 1.018
Within the group 57
Maximum Score = 60 ** Significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 5 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety score regarding spouse during
labour according to family income (Rs/month) of spouse of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for family income was highest i.e. 17.0 for 15001-25000
followed by lowest i.e. 15.25 for 2500-7000, i.e. 9.48 for 7001-10,000 and least i.e. 8.50 for
12001-15000 family income.
On the basis of ANOVA test, the tabulated critical value is 0.013 and calculated “F” value
was 1.018. The calculated value was higher than tabulated value which was found to be
statistically significant at p< 0.01 level of significance.
Hence, the null hypothesis is accepted but research hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, the
family income of spouse of primi-gravida mothers had significant impact on knowledge score
during labour.
 Table – 6
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
area of residence of spouse of primi-gravida mothers
N = 60

Area of residence n mean S.D t P

Urban 46 10.17 5.255

1.011 0.912
Rural 14 10.01 4.674
Maximum Score = 60 **Significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 6 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety score regarding spouse during
labour according to area of residence of spouse of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for urban was highest i.e. 10.17 for nuclear followed by lowest
i.e. 10.01 for rural.
On the basis of ‘t’ test, the calculated value was 1.011 and tabulated (t) value (P<0.01) is
0.912 the tabulated value was less than calculated value which was found to be statistically
significant at p< 0.01 level of significance.
Hence, the null hypothesis is accepted but research hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, the area
of residence of spouse of primi-gravida mothers had significant impact on knowledge score
during labour.
 Table – 7
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
type of family of spouse of primi-gravida mothers
N = 60

Type of family n mean S.D t P

Nuclear 30 10.73 4.756

0.912 0.365
Joint 30 9.53 5.412
Maximum Score = 60 NS = Non significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 7 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety score regarding spouse during
labour according to type of family of spouse of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for type of family was highest i.e. 10.73 for nuclear followed by
lowest i.e. 9.53 for joint.
On the basis of ‘t’ test, the calculated value was 0.912 and tabulated (t) value (P<0.01) is
0.365 the tabulated value was higher than calculated value which was found to be statistically
non-significant at p< 0.01level of significance.
Hence, the null hypothesis is rejected but research hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, the type
of family of spouse of primi-gravida mothers had no significant impact on knowledge score
during labour.
 Table – 8
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
occupation of husbands of primi-gravida mothers
N = 60

Occupation of husband n mean S.D t P

Working 58 9.72 4.501

3.698 0.005
Non-working 2 22.0 7.071
Maximum Score = 60 **Significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 8 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during
labour according to occupation of husbands of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for non-working husbands was highest i.e. 22.0 followed by
lowest i.e. 9.72 for smoking husbands.
On the basis of ‘t’ test, the calculated value was 3.698 and tabulated (t) value (P<0.01) is
0.005 the tabulated value was less than calculated value which was found to be statistically
significant at p< 0.01 level of significane.
Hence, the null hypothesis is accepted but research hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, the
working status of the husbands had significant impact on knowledge score during labour.
 Table – 9

Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse of primi-gravida mothers

during labour according to working status of mothers
N= 60

Working status of mother n mean S.D t P

Working 12 11.17 4.589

0.784 0.436
Non-Working 48 9.88 5.217
Maximum Score = 60 NS = Non significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 9 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse of primi-
gravida mothers during labour according to working status of mothers.
The mean knowledge score for working mothers was highest i.e. 11.17 followed by lowest
i.e. 9.88 for non-working mothers.
On the basis of ‘t’ test, the calculated value was 0.784 and the tabulated (t) value (P<0.01) is
0.436 the tabulated value was higher than calculated value which was found to be statistically
non-significant at p< 0.01 level of significane.
Hence, the null hypothesis is rejected but research hypothesis is accepted. Therefore, the
working status of the mother had no significant impact on knowledge score during labour.
 Table – 10
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
religion of spouse of primi-gravida mothers
N = 60

Religion n mean S.D

Hindu 40 10.12 5.365

Muslim 4 11.25 6.946
Sikh 15 9.40 3.776
Christian 1 17.0 0
Source of variation “df” “F”
Between the group 2 1.875
Within the group 57
Maximum Score = 60 **Significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 10 depicted that association of mean with level of knowledge regarding spouse during
labour according to religion of spouse of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for religion was highest i.e. 17.0 for Christians followed by
lowest i.e. 11.25 for Muslim, i.e. 10.12 for Hindu and least i.e. 9.40 for Sikh religion.
On the basis of ANOVA test, the tabulated critical value is 0.518 and calculated “F” value
was 1.875. The calculated value was higher than tabulated value which was found to be
statistically significant at p< 0.01 level of significance.
Hence, the null hypothesis is accepted but research hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, the
religion of spouse of primi-gravida mothers had significant impact on knowledge score
during labour.
 Table – 11
Association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during labour according to
source of information of spouse of primi-gravida mothers
N = 60

Source of information n mean S.D

Friends 4 8.25 6.185

Family member 52 9.37 3.763
Health worker 4 22.0 5.228
Mass media 0 0 0
Source of variation “df” “F”
Between the group 2 7.252
Within the group 57
Maximum Score = 60 **Significant at p<0.01 level of significance
Minimum Score =0

Table 11 depicted that association of mean with level of anxiety regarding spouse during
labour according to source of information of spouse of primi-gravida mothers.
The mean knowledge score for source of information was highest i.e. 22.0 for health workers
followed by i.e. 9.37 for family members, i.e. 8.25 for friends and least 0 for mass media
source of information.
On the basis of ANOVA test, the tabulated critical value is 0.003 and calculated “F” value
was 7.252. The calculated value was higher than tabulated value which was found to be
statistically significant at p< 0.01 level of significance.
Hence, the null hypothesis is accepted but research hypothesis is rejected. Therefore, the
source of information of spouse of primi-gravida mothers had significant impact on
knowledge score during labour.