Table 1. Characteristics of participants (n=384)

Variables Frequency (%)
Age (mean±SD) 29.1±5.3
Place of residence
 Ho Chi Minh City 164 (42.7)
 Other 220 (57.3)
Occupation
 Office staff 126 (32.8)
 Housewife 106 (27.6)
 Factory worker 87 (22.7)
 Vendor 51 (13.3)
 Other 14 (3.6)
BMI (kg/m2)
 17–18.49 2 (0.5)
 18.5–24.9 139 (36.2)
 25–29.9 194 (50.5)
 30–34.9 47 (12.3)
 35–39.9 2 (0.5)
Medical history 53 (13.8)
Surgical history 32 (8.3)
Parity
 Primiparity 190 (49.5)
 Multiparity 194 (50.5)
Delivery history
 Never 190 (49.5)
 Vaginal delivery history 184 (47.9)
 C-section history 7 (1.8)
 Vaginal birth after caesarean 3 (0.8)
History of episiotomy 177 (46.1)
BMI, body mass index.