Skip to main content

Table 3 Comparison of the scores of delivery fear scale, total childbirth self-efficacy and its subscales, state and trait anxiety in primiparous and multipara women based on the general linear model

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

Variable

B* (95% Confidence Interval)

P-Value

Delivery Fear Scale

 Primiparous

26.9 (23.8 to 30)

< 0.001

 Multipara (Reference)

0

 

Total childbirth self-efficacy

 Primiparous

-16 (-31.4 to -0.83)

0.039

 Multipara (Reference)

0

 

Outcome expectancies

 Primiparous

-7.8 (-14.9 to 0.6)

0.069

 Multipara (Reference)

0

 

Self-efficacy expectancies

 Primiparous

-9.3 (-16.8 to -1.8)

0.016

 Multipara (Reference)

0

 

State anxiety

 Primiparous

-1.8 (-3.8 to 0.11)

0.379

 Multipara (Reference)

0

 

Trait anxiety

 Primiparous

-1.9 (-3.2 to 0.8)

0.240

 Multipara (Reference)

0

 
  1. *Values have been adjusted for age, BMI, education of mother, economic status, wanted pregnancy, abortion history and participation in childbirth preparation classes