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Table 3 Comparison of perceived quality before and after delivery at the same facility

From: Women’s perception of quality of maternity services: a longitudinal survey in Nepal

Perceived quality of government health facility

Before delivery mean (SD)

After delivery mean (SD)

P*

Birth centre (n = 77)

   

Health facility

19.72 (2.08)

19.36 (3.52)

0.40

Health care delivery

23.35 (2.08)

23.05 (2.01)

0.27

Interpersonal aspects

14 (2.05)

14.54 (1.79)

0.07

Total score

57.09 (4.97)

56.96 (6.77)

0.87

Public hospital (n = 275)

   

Health facility

19.57 (3.36)

19.93 (3.31)

0.12

Health care delivery

23.40 (3.71)

23.79 (3.56)

0.10

Interpersonal aspects

12.19 (2.65)

13.32 (2.75)

<0.001

Total score

55.17 (8.21)

57.04 (8.44)

<0.001

  1. *Paired t-test of differences in mean scores before and after delivery.