Marital and familial characteristics and coping-related factors of the mothers of preterm infants (n=200)
| Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
| Type of family | ||
| Nuclear | 50 | 25% |
| Extended | 150 | 75% |
| Comorbidities in family | ||
| Endocrine disorder | 167 | 83.5% |
| Heart diseases | 17 | 8.5% |
| Cancers, neurological and respiratory problems | 9 | 4.5% |
| No comorbidities | 7 | 3.5% |
| Educational status of husband | ||
| Matriculation | 6 | 3% |
| Intermediate | 42 | 21% |
| Graduate | 134 | 67% |
| Postgraduate and above | 18 | 9% |
| Occupation of husband | ||
| Job | 94 | 47% |
| Business | 106 | 53% |
| Substance abuse by husband | ||
| No substance abuse | 77 | 38.5% |
| Pan, betel nut, gutka and naswar | 59 | 29.5% |
| Cigarette | 64 | 32% |
| Earning members in family | ||
| 1 | 55 | 27.5% |
| 2 | 107 | 53.5% |
| 3 | 30 | 15% |
| >3 | 8 | 4% |
| Type of marriage | ||
| Consanguinity | 69 | 34.5% |
| Non-consanguinity | 131 | 65.5 |
| Years of marriage | ||
| <5 | 81 | 40.5% |
| 5–10 | 75 | 37.5% |
| 11–15 | 40 | 20% |
| >15 | 4 | 2% |
| Satisfaction in relationship with husband | ||
| To greater extent | 194 | 97% |
| To some extent and to lesser extent | 6 | 3% |
| Satisfaction in relationship with in-laws | ||
| To greater extent | 32 | 16% |
| To some extent and to lesser extent | 168 | 84% |
| How do mothers cope in stressful situations | ||
| Share with someone | 70 | 35% |
| Talk to husband | 77 | 38.5% |
| Analyse it | 22 | 11% |
| Other | 31 | 15.5% |
| Finding solutions in stressful situations | ||
| Yes | 198 | 99% |
| No | 2 | 1% |
| Reliable person | ||
| Husband | 169 | 84.5% |
| Mother | 27 | 13.5% |
| Other | 4 | 2% |
| Mode of socialisation | ||
| Outing with family | 78 | 39% |
| Outing with friends | 45 | 22.5% |
| Social media | 34 | 17% |
| Other | 43 | 21.5% |