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Table 2 Comparison of the characteristics between women who preferred no prevention vs women who preferred at least one prevention

From: Pregnant women’s preferences for and concerns about preterm birth prevention: a cross-sectional survey

Variablesa

Preferred no preventionb, (n = 198)

Preferred preventionc (n = 103)

p-value for differenced

Pregnant Women’s Characteristics

 Age (years), mean ± SD

30.7 (5.6)

31.0 (5.1)

0.64

 European or White-Caucasian ethnicity (self-reported)

167 (85.6)

90 (88.2)

0.59

 Post-secondary education

164 (82.8)

90 (87.4)

0.32

 Married or in common-law relationship

185 (93.9)

99 (96.1)

0.59

 Current Smokers

14 (7.1)

8 (7.8)

0.82

Primary Healthcare Provider

 Obstetrician

87 (43.9)

49 (47.1)

0.42

 Family physician

62 (31.3)

37 (35.6)

 

 Midwife

40 (20.2)

13 (12.5)

 

 Otherse

9 (4.6)

5 (4.8)

 

Obstetric History

 Prior full-term birth

95 (79.8)

51 (76.1)

0.58

 Prior preterm birth

14 (11.8)

11 (16.2)

0.50

 Prior use of preterm birth prevention

2 (14.3)

1 (9.1)

1.00

 Received progesterone

0 (0.0)

1 (50.0)

1.00

 Advised to rest in bed (bedrest)

1 (100.0)

1 (50.0)

1.00

Current Pregnancy Characteristics

 Gestational age at point of survey completion (weeks), mean ± SDf

31.0 (7.6)

29.6 (7.5)

0.12

 At increased risk for preterm birth

12 (6.1)

1 (1.0)

0.04

Preterm Birth Prevention Preferences

 Preferred no close-monitoring nor prevention

13 (6.6)

  

 Preferred close-monitoring only

185 (93.4)

  

 Preferred close-monitoring and prevention

 

15 (14.6)

 

 Preferred progesterone only

 

13 (86.7)

 

 Preferred cerclage only

 

1 (6.7)

 

 Preferred all 3 preventions

 

1 (6.7)

 

Preferred preterm birth prevention only

 

88 (85.4)

 

 Selected 1 prevention only

 

53 (60.2)

 

 Progesterone only

 

45 (84.9)

 

 Cerclage only

 

5 (9.4)

 

 Pessary only

 

3 (5.7)

 

 Selected 2 preventions

 

18 (20.4)

 

 Progesterone + Cerclage

 

8 (44.4)

 

 Progesterone + Pessary

 

9 (50.0)

 

 Cerclage + Pessary

 

1 (5.6)

 

 Selected all 3 preventions

 

25 (24.3)

 
  1. aData is expressed as n (%) unless otherwise specified
  2. b“Preferred no prevention” included women who preferred no prevention, close-monitoring only, or were not using a prevention if they were at increased risk for preterm birth
  3. c“Preferred prevention” included women who preferred a prevention, close-monitoring and a prevention, or were using a prevention if they were at increased risk for preterm birth
  4. dSignificance was assessed using independent t-test for continuous variables and chi-squared test or Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables;
  5. eOthers included Maternal-Foetal Medicine Specialists, Nurses, and Fertility Specialists
  6. fMann-Whitney-Wilcoxon test was used to test for significance
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