Table 3 Socio-demographic, biomedical, and emotional health of couples who started the mHealth-supported intervention programme
Experimental group (mHealth programme) N = 24 couples | Control group (Usual care) N = 24 couples | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
Mother | 31 (27.5–36.5) | 34 (30.5–36.5) | 0.247 |
Partner | 27 (30–34.5) | 31 (36–39.5) | 0.106 |
Mother’s educational level | |||
Primary school | 7 (28%) | 8 (34%) | 0.638 |
High school | 5 (20%) | 3 (13%) | |
College/university | 12 (52%) | 13 (53%) | |
Partner’s educational level | |||
Primary school | 5 (20%) | 5 (20%) | 0.670 |
High school | 8 (33%) | 11 (47%) | |
College/university | 11 (47%) | 8 (33%) | |
Mother’s job | |||
Employed | 14 (60%) | 16 (67%) | 0.680 |
Unemployed | 10 (40%) | 8 (33%) | |
Partner’s job | |||
Employed | 21 (87%) | 16 (67%) | 0.135 |
Unemployed | 3 (13%) | 8 (33%) | |
Social risks | |||
Smoker | 2 (8%) | 3 (12%) | 0.640 |
Mother over 35 years old | 3 (12%) | 3 (12%) | |
Mother consumer of alcohol, drugs | 0 (0%) | 1 (4%) | |
Biomedical risks of mothers | |||
High blood pressure | 17 (69%) | 13 (54%) | 0.696 |
Diabetes | 2 (8%) | 4 (15%) | |
Obesity | 5 (23%) | 7 (31%) | |
Mother stress (T1) | 25 (22.75–26.75%) | 25 (22.50–35.50%) | 0.311 |
Partner stress (T1) | 24 (22.50–25.50%) | 24 (23–27.50%) | 0.614 |
Mother depression (T1) | 12 (10.50–13.50%) | 14.50 (12–15%) | 0.681 |
Partner depression (T1) | 8.50 (6.50–10.25%) | 12.50 (9–13%) | 0.876 |