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Table 2 Comparison of perinatal paternal anxiety scores for fathers in the intervention and control group of the RCT

From: Can father inclusive practice reduce paternal postnatal anxiety? A repeated measures cohort study using the hospital anxiety and depression scale

ANXIETY

Unchanged

Reduced

Increased

Total

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

 

Control (p=0.471)

198(81%)

28(11.4%)

18(7%)

244

Intervention (p=0.012)

241(83%)

36(12.4%**)

12(4%)

289

Total

475(82%)

64(11.9%)

30(5.7%)

533

Missing values

   

147

  1. ** p is significant at 0.015 using McNemar-Bowker test.
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