Table 3 Information sources and characteristics of frequent users
From: Sources of information used by women during pregnancy and the perceived quality
Characteristics N=total 1922 | Leaflets care providers | Antenatal classes | Peers | Websites pregnancy and childbirth | Apps | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N=1072* | N=605* | N=1419* | N= 1498* | N= 1172* | |||||
| Â | N | % ** | N | % ** | N | % ** | N | % ** | N | % ** |
Phase of pregnancy | ||||||||||
  Early (750) | 390 | 52.0% | 151 | 20.1% | 528 | 70.6% | 576 | 76.8% | 489 | 65.4% |
  Late (1172) | 682 | 58.2% | 454 | 38.7% | 891 | 76.0% | 922 | 78.7% | 682 | 58.2% |
Main healthcare provider | ||||||||||
  Midwife (1638) | 921 | 56.0% | 523 | 31.9% | 1212 | 74.0% | 1278 | 78.0% | 1007 | 61.5% |
 Obstetrician (153) | 78 | 51.0% | 40 | 26.1% | 114 | 74.5% | 122 | 79.7% | 89 | 58.2% |
 Shared care (131) | 73 | 55.7% | 42 | 32.1% | 93 | 70.0% | 98 | 74.8% | 76 | 58.0% |
Parity | ||||||||||
  Nulliparous (699) | 452 | 64.7% | 294 | 42.1% | 584 | 83.5% | 589 | 84.3% | 493 | 70.5% |
  Multiparous (1233) | 620 | 50.7% | 311 | 25.4% | 835 | 68.3% | 909 | 74.3% | 679 | 55.5% |
Age mean (SD) | 29.9 | (4.31) | 30.6 | (4.08) | 30.1 | (4.22) | 30.2 | (4.36) | 30.0 | (4.15) |
  < 20 years (7) | 5 | 71.4% | 1 | 14.3% | 6 | 85.7% | 5 | 71.4% | 4 | 57.1% |
  20-24 years (168) | 116 | 69.0% | 37 | 22.0% | 126 | 75.0% | 144 | 85.7% | 107 | 63.7% |
  25-29 years (647) | 384 | 59.4% | 215 | 33.2% | 508 | 78.5% | 521 | 80.5% | 440 | 68.0% |
  30-34 years (767) | 420 | 54.8% | 252 | 32.9% | 557 | 72.6% | 580 | 75.6% | 453 | 59.1% |
  35-39 years (300) | 127 | 42.3% | 91 | 30.3% | 204 | 68.0% | 221 | 73.7% | 154 | 51.3% |
  40-44 years (33) | 20 | 60.6% | 9 | 27.3% | 18 | 54.4% | 27 | 81.8% | 14 | 42.4% |
Level of education | ||||||||||
  Low (104) | 46 | 44.2% | 20 | 19.2% | 74 | 71.2% | 71 | 68.3% | 62 | 59.6% |
  Middle (724) | 406 | 56.1% | 172 | 23.8% | 538 | 74.3% | 562 | 77.6% | 456 | 63.0% |
  High (1093) | 619 | 56.6% | 413 | 37.8% | 807 | 73.8% | 864 | 79.9% | 653 | 59.7% |
  Unknown | 1 | 0.1% |  |  |  |  | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% |
Birth Belief Scale (Range 1-5) | ||||||||||
  Natural process |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
  Frequent users mean (SD) | 3.83 | (0.51) | 3.96 | (0.56) | 3.83 | (0.55) | 3.81 | (0.54) | 3.80 | 0.55 |
  Non-frequent users mean (SD) | 3.81 | (0.60) | 3.76 | (0.54) | 3.82 | (0.55) | 3.89 | (0.58) | 3.86 | (0.55) |
Medical process | ||||||||||
  Frequent users mean (SD) | 3.03 | (0.55) | 2.92 | (0.62) | 3.04 | (0.58) | 3.06 | (0.56) | 3.06 | (0.57) |
  Non-frequent users mean (SD) | 3.04 | (0.62) | 3.09 | (0.56) | 3.00 | (0.61) | 2.94 | (0.65) | 2.99 | (0.60 |
PHQ (range 4-16) | ||||||||||
  Frequent users mean (SD) | 5.45 | (1.84) | 5.33 | (1.65) | 5.45 | (1.82) | 5.50 | (1.9) | 5.52 | (1.91) |
  Non-frequent users mean (SD) | 5.42 | (1.92) | 5.49 | (1.97) | 5.41 | (2.03) | 5.22 | (1.82) | 5.30 | (1.81) |