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Table 3 Massage practices by infant sexa

From: Prevalence and perceptions of infant massage in India: study from Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh states

Total/State

Infant massage

Male

n = 633 (%)

Female

n = 848 (%)

X2 Statistic

P-value

Total

Yes

598 (94.5)

793 (93.5)

0.58

0.44

No

35 (5.5)

55 (6.5)

MH

Yes

448 (97.6)

530 (98.3)

0.66

0.41

No

11 (2.4)

9 (1.7)

MP

Yes

150 (86.2)

263 (85.1)

0.10

0.74

No

24 (13.8)

46 (14.9)

  1. MH Maharashtra, MP Madhya Pradesh
  2. aComparisons using Chi-squared test
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