Table 1 Interviewee characteristics at time of first caesarean birth
From: Recovery after caesarean birth: a qualitative study of women's accounts in Victoria, Australia
| Â | Zone of clinical practice (1stcaesarean) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Central zone n = 12 | Grey zone n = 11 | Peripheral zone n = 9 |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
20-24yrs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
25-34 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
35-39 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
40-42 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Admission status | Â | Â | Â |
Public | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Private | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Parity at 1 st caesarean | Â | Â | Â |
Primiparous | 11 | 9 | 3 |
Multiparous | 1 | 2 | 9 |
Educational attainment | Â | Â | Â |
Secondary | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Further education, incl. tertiary studies | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â |
Student | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Full time employment | 12 | 11 | 7 |
Part-time employment | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 8 | 11 | 7 |
De Facto | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â |
Metropolitan | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Regional/Rural | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Country of Birth/1 st language other than English spoken | Â | Â | Â |
Australia | 8 | 11 | 3 |
South East Asia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
UK/NZ | 3 | 0 | 4 |
Other European | 0 | 0 | 1 |
1st language other than English | 1 | 0 | 2 |