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Table 4 Knowledge, satisfaction and readiness scores in study participants receiving group or individual care

From: An evaluation of Interprofessional group antenatal care: a prospective comparative study

 

Group

Individual

P for effect of care (group vs. individual)

P for effect of ethnicity

P for effect of parity

P for effect of age

Sample sizes in parentheses

    

Knowledge at entry into care a

56.2 ± 0.5

(176)

55.2 ± 0.7

(88)

0.30

< 0.0001d

0.001e

0.06

Knowledge in third trimestera

59.5 ± 0.7

(94)

60.6 ± 1.0

(49)

0.41

0.01d

0.83

0.72

Change in knowledge

2.1 ± 0.8

(68)

3.9 ± 1.0

(42)

0.15

0.84

0.01e

0.09

Readiness for labourb

78.5 ± 1.9

(88)

78.4 ± 2.6

(47)

0.96

0.98

0.04f

0.19

Readiness for baby careb

80.1 ± 1.9

(90)

83.1 ± 2.6

(47)

0.40

0.63

< 0.0001f

0.46

Satisfactionc

114.7 ± 1.3

(89)

116.4 ± 1.8

(46)

0.51

0.11

0.51

0.25

  1. Values are least squares means ± standard errors from a general linear model including effects of care, ethnicity, parity and maternal age
  2. aKnowledge scale: maximum possible score = 72
  3. bReadiness maximum possible score = 100
  4. cSatisfaction maximum possible score = 125
  5. dHigher among Caucasians
  6. eMultiparous clients had higher knowledge at entry into care, whereas knowledge increased between entry into care and the third trimester more among nulliparous clients
  7. fMultiparous clients had greater readiness for labour and baby care