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Table 2 Characteristics of participants

From: Validation of the Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire for pregnant women in Malawi: a descriptive, cross-sectional study

 

EFA sample

N = 212

CFA sample

N = 264

t/χ2

p

Variable

n

(%)

n

(%)

  

Age (years), mean (SD)

28.8

(7.3)

27.7

(6.4)

1.66

0.10

  < 25

81

(38.2)

109

(41.3)

0.47

0.50

  ≥ 25

131

(61.8)

155

(58.7)

  

Marital status

 Unmarried

5

(2.4)

12

(4.5)

1.63

0.20

 Married

207

(97.6)

252

(95.5)

  

Educational level

 Illiterate/Primary school

166

(78.3)

186

(70.5)

3.76

0.05

 Secondary and above

46

(21.7)

78

(29.5)

  

Occupation

 Unemployed

8

(3.8)

16

(6.1)

1.29

0.26

 Employed

204

(96.2)

248

(93.9)

  

Family income/month

  < MK20,000

119

(56.1)

140

(53.0)

0.46

0.50

  ≥ MK20,000

93

(43.9)

124

(47.0)

  
  1. Note: EFA exploratory factor analysis, CFA confirmatory factor analysis, SD standard deviation, MK Malawi Kwacha (US$1 ≈ MK746)