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Table 1 Basic characteristics of the participants

From: Evaluation of satisfaction with care in a midwifery unit and an obstetric unit: a randomized controlled trial of low-risk women

Birth Unit

MUa

OUb

All

p-value

n = 184 (%)

n = 301 (%)

n = 485 (%)

Parity

 Nulliparous

129 (70.1)

214 (71.1)

343 (70.7)

 

 Multiparous

55 (29.9)

87 (28.9)

142 (29.3)

0.817

Education

  ≤ 13 years

84 (45.7)

141 (46.8)

225 (46.4)

 

  > 13 years

97 (52.7)

158 (52.5)

255 (52.6)

 

 Missing

3 (1.6)

2 (0.7)

5 (1.0)

0.874

Age

  < 25 years

37 (20.1)

75 (24.9)

112 (23.1)

 

 25–35 years

126 (68.5)

187 (62.1)

313 (64.5)

 

  > 35 years

21 (11.4)

39 (13.0)

60 (12.4)

0.522

Marital status

 Married/Cohabitant

175 (95.1)

290 (96.3)

465 (95.9)

 

 Single

9 (4.9)

11 (3.7)

20 (4.1)

0.507

  1. aMidwifery Unit
  2. bObstetric Unit