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Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants (n = 200)

From: Comparison of fear, anxiety and self-efficacy of childbirth among primiparous and multiparous women

Variable

Primiparous (n=100)

Multipara (n=100)

P-Value

Age (years) Mean (SD)

24.6 (5.3)

29.8 (5.9)

<0.001†

BMI at first trimester (kg/m2) Mean (SD)

26.7 (4)

28.1 (4.3)

0.014†

Education

  

0.017Â¥

 Primary school

13 (13)

19 (19)

 

 Secondary school

33 (33)

38 (38)

 

 High school Diploma

34 (34)

36 (36)

 

 Bachelor

17 (17)

7 (7)

 

 Master and higher

3 (3)

0 (0)

 

Occupationn (%)

  

0.099*

 Housewife

88 (88)

96 (96)

 

 Employee

5 (5)

1 (1)

 

 Worker

7 (7)

3 (3)

 

Spouse’s occupationn (%)

  

0.549§

 Employee

13 (13)

9 (9)

 

 Worker

24 (24)

25 (25)

 

 Self-employment

42 (42)

50 (50)

 

 Others

21 (21)

16 (16)

 

Economic statusn (%)

  

<0.001Â¥

 Weak

44 (44)

33 (33)

 

 Moderate

50 (50)

33 (33)

 

 Good

6 (6)

34 (34)

 

Infertilityn (%)

  

0.721*

 No

97 (97)

95 (95)

 

 Yes

3 (3)

5 (5)

 

Wanted pregnancyn (%)

  

<0.001*

 No

0 (0)

19 (19)

 

 Yes

100 (100)

81 (81)

 

Abortionn (%)

  

<0.001§

 0

96 (96)

79 (79)

 

 1

4 (4)

21 (21)

 

Participation in childbirth preparation classesn (%)

  

0.004*

 No

68 (68)

85 (85)

 

 Yes

32 (32)

15 (15)

 

Attendance of doula during deliveryn (%)

  

0.311*

 No

99 (99)

97 (97)

 

 Yes

1 (1)

3 (3)

 
  1. † Independent Samples T Test; *Fisher's Exact Test; §Chi-square test, ¥ Chi-square for trend