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Table 4 Effect of website characteristics on the number of supportive criterion met by the website for VBAC and ERCS

From: Internet information on birth options after caesarean compared to the RCOG patient information leaflet; a web survey

Website characteristic

VBAC (rate ratio with 95% CI)

ERCS (rate ratio with 95% CI)

Funder (versus Commercial)

  

  Government

1.46 (0.87-2.45)

0.91 (0.55-1.51)

  Other

0.89 (0.60-1.32)

1.02 (0.71 -1.49)

Country of origin (versus US)

  

  UK

0.96 (0.58-1.57)

1.88 (1.24-2.86)

  Other

1.13 (0.74-1.73)

1.34 (0.90-2.00)

Authority of source (versus health professional)

  

  Other

1.21 (0.81-1.80)

1.09 (0.73-1.63)

Intended audience (versus General public)

  

  Including health professional

0.74 (0.47-1.18)

1.17 (0.78-1.75)

  1. Note: Each column represents one Poisson regression model adjusted for all four website characteristics.