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Table 4 Comparison of childbirth fear by demographic and obstetric factors

From: Prevalence of childbirth fear in an Australian sample of pregnant women

Characteristics

WDEQ-A score (Md)

n (%)

Statistic

p-value

Effect

Demographic

Age (WDEQ Mean)

49.5

1,382 (98.0)

r = -0.19

0.49

r = -0.19

In a relationship

 

1,380 (97.9)

z = -1.73

0.84

r = .05

Y

49

1,273 (90.3)

N

56

107 (7.6)

Education

 

1,382 (98.0)

t = .-.966

0.33

eta = -6.76

(WDEQ Mean)

  

≤Yr12

48.9

691 (49.0)

   

>Yr12

50.1

691 (49.0)

Employment

 

1,379 (97.8)

z = -2.07

0.03

r = -0.06

Paid

50

1,000 (70.9)

Unpaid

47

379 (26.9)

Income

 

1,316 (93.3)

z = -.39

0.7

r = 0.01

<$78,000

50

775 (54.9)

≥$78,000

50

541 (38.4)

Obstetric

Parity (WDEQ

 

1,386 (98.3)

t = 8.518

<0.001

eta = 0.05

Mean)

  

Nullipara

55.1

604 (42.8)

Multipara

45.2

782 (55.5)

Last Birth Mode

 

775 (96.8)

z = -5.38

<0.001

r = -0.19

Non-operative

40

519 (64.8)

Operative birth

51

256 (32.0)

Missing

 

26 ( 3.2)