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Table 2 Characteristics of pregnancy experience

From: Women’s holistic self-care behaviors during pregnancy and associations with psychological well-being: implications for maternal care facilities

Characteristics

Living location

p-value

Urban

Rural

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Ever having complications of pregnancy

88

28.1

29

11.6

117

20.8

 < 0.01

Source of information about maternity care

  Health professional

154

49.2

208

83.5

362

64.4

 < 0.001

  Internet/Social network

239

76.4

119

47.8

358

63.7

 < 0.001

  Friends/Relatives

188

60.1

124

49.8

312

55.5

0.015

  Radio, television

57

18.2

93

37.3

150

26.7

 < 0.001

  Smartphone application

92

29.4

53

21.3

145

25.8

0.01

  Newspapers, book

74

23.6

39

15.7

113

20.1

0.019

  Phone message

25

8.0

19

7.6

44

7.8

0.876

  Poster/Banner

12

3.8

18

7.2

30

5.3

0.075

 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

 

Expectation of having a baby (0–10)

8.9

1.8

6.5

1.8

7.8

2.1

 < 0.001

The fear of childbirth (0–10)

5.7

2.9

5.3

1.5

5.5

2.4

0.004

PICSS* Informational support (7–28)

21.8

3.2

21.5

2.0

21.6

2.7

0.081

PICSS* Instrumental support (7–28)

21.6

3.1

21.4

2.0

21.5

2.7

0.951

PICSS* Emotional support (4–16)

12.4

1.7

12.2

1.2

12.3

1.5

0.402

PICSS* Appraisal support (4–16)

12.3

1.6

12.2

1.1

12.2

1.4

0.573

  1. * PICSS Perinatal Infant Care Social Support