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Table 2 Cultural differences in the expression of pain during latent and active phase during labor process

From: Cultural influence on the expression of labour-associated pain

 

LATENT PHASE

p

V of Cramer

ACTIVE PHASE

p

V de Cramer

Christian

Muslim

Hebrew

Atheist

Christian

Muslim

Hebrew

Atheist

Facial musculature

    

0.849

0.081

      

0

13 (22)

33 (18.8)

0

1(12.5)

0

0

0

0

0.013

0.181

1

32(54.2)

84(47.7)

1(33.3)

4(50)

24(40.7)

44(25)

0

4(50)

2

14(23.7)

57(32.4)

2(66.7)

3(37.5)

33(55.9)

92(52.3)

2(66.7)

3(37.5)

3

0

2(1.1)

0

0

2(3.4)

40(22.7)

1(33)

1(12.5)

Corporal response

    

0.020

0.163

    

0.001

0.211

0

12(20.3)

18(10.2)

0

2(25)

0

0

0

0

1

39(66.1)

88(50)

3(100)

5(62.5)

21(35.6)

26(14.8)

1(33.3)

3(37.5)

2

8(13.6)

68(38.6)

0

1(12.5)

35(59.3)

102(58)

2(66.7)

4(50)

3

0

2(1.1)

0

0

3(5.1)

48(27.3)

0

1(12.5)

Verbal response

    

0.028

0.159

    

0.000

0.215

0

20(33.9)

33(18.8)

2(66.7)

2(25)

1(1.7)

1(0.6)

0

0

1

33(55.9)

81(46)

1(33.3)

4(50)

17(28.8)

21(11.9)

2(66.7)

3(37.5)

2

6(10.2)

61(34.7)

0

2(25)

35(59.3)

74(42)

0

3(37.5)

3

0

1(0.6)

0

0

6(10.2)

80(45.5)

1(33.3)

2(25)

Restlessness

    

0.329

0.118

    

0.000

0.301

0

13(22)

26(14.8)

2(66.7)

2(25)

0

0

0

0

1

34(57.6)

96(54.5)

0

5(62.5)

17(28.8)

10(5.7)

1(33.3)

3(37.5)

2

11(18.6)

49(27.8)

1(33)

1(12.5)

39(66.1)

94(53.4)

1(33.3)

4(50)

3

1(1.7)

5(2.8)

0

0

3(5.1)

72(4.9)

1(33.3)

1(12.5)

Ability to relax

    

0.621

0.098

    

0.000

0.262

0

12(20.3)

16(9.1)

0

1(12.5)

0

0

0

0

1

35(59.3)

115(65.3)

2(66.7)

6(75)

11(18.6)

18(10.2)

1(33.3)

1(12.5)

2

12(20.3)

43(24.4)

1(33.3)

1(12.5)

43(72.9)

71(40.3)

2(66.7)

4(50)

3

0

2(1.1)

0

0

5(8.5)

87(49.4)

0

3(37.5)

Vegetative Symptoms

    

0.636

0.094

    

0.045

0.153

0

26(44.1)

72(40.9)

0

4(50)

0

6(3.4)

0

0

1

27(45.8)

87(49.4)

3(100)

4(50)

45(76.3)

109(61.9)

0

6(75)

2

6(10.2)

17(9.7)

0

0

14(23.7)

50(28.4)

2(66.7)

1(12.5)

3

0

0

0

0

0

11(6.3)

1(33.3)

1(12.5)

TOTAL ESVADOPA SCORE

5.37 (2.212)

6.69 (2.302)

6 (1)

5.5 (2.568)

0.887

 

10 (1.509)

12.57 (2.113)

11.67 (3.786)

10.63 (2.066)

0.027

 
  1. p P value, ESVADOPA Scale of pain expression during childbirth