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Table 1 Confirmatory factor analysis grounded on structures from other countries

From: Fear of childbirth: validation of the Kiswahili version of Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire versions A and B in Tanzania

Factor

Country of study

Number of items

X2/df

P-value

RMSEA

CFI

TLI

W-DEQ-A

 One factor (original scale)

Sweden [2]

33

4.04

< .001

.066

.64

.62

 Three factors

Malawi [38]

26

2.81

< .001

.051

.81

.83

 Four factors

Australia [27]

32

3.189

< .001

.056

.75

.73

 Five factors

Kenya [39]

24

3.38

< .001

.059

.82

.79

 Six factors

Iran [30]

32

2.41

< .001

.045

.84

.83

W-DEQ-B

 One factor (original scale)

Sweden [2]

33

4.86

< .001

.079

.59

.57

 Three factors

Malawi [38]

26

3.19

< .001

.059

.81

.79

 Four factors

Australia [27]

32

3.58

< .001

.06

.74

.72

 Five factors

Kenya [39]

24

3.98

< .001

.07

.79

.77

 Six factors

Iran [30]

32

2.97

< .001

.056

.81

.79

  1. CFI Comparative fit index, df Degrees of freedom, RMSEA Root mean square error approximation, TLI Tucker-Lewis index; X2 Chi-squared