Table 2 Comparison of the scores of delivery fear scale, total childbirth self-efficacy and its subscales, state and trait anxiety in primiparous and multipara women
From: Comparison of fear, anxiety and self-efficacy of childbirth among primiparous and multiparous women
Variable | Primiparous (n = 100) | Multipara (n = 100) | Comparison between groups* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD†) | Mean (SD†) | MD (95% CI)‡ | P-Value | |
Delivery Fear Scale | 69.3 (8.5) | 42 (8.8) | 27.3 (24.9 to 29.7) |  < 0.001 |
Total self-efficacy | 207.3 (43.9) | 222.4 (39.0) | -15.1 (-26.7 to -3.5) | 0.011 |
Outcome expectancies | 103.5 (22.0) | 110.3 (20.5) | -6.8 (-12.7 to -0.9) | 0.024 |
Self-efficacy expectancies | 103.8 (22.0) | 112.2 (19.3) | -8.3 (-14.1 to -2.5) | 0.005 |
State anxiety | 40.9 (5.0) | 41.7 (5.7) | -0.9 (-2.3 to 0.6) | 0.264 |
Trait anxiety | 40.2 (5.3) | 41.2 (5.7) | -1.0 (-2.5 to 0.5) | 0.207 |