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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics by perception of respectful and satisfactory care

From: Respectful maternity care in Israel during the Covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study of associations between childbirth care practices and women’s perceptions of care

 

Sociodemographic

Characteristics

Respectful Care

Satisfactory Care

 

N = 981

%

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

Yes N (%)

No N (%)

Total

  

849 (86.54)

132 (13.46)

787 (80.22)

194 (19.78)

Age

    20–24 years old

54

5.5

45 (83.33)

9 (16.67)

44 (81.48)

10 (18.52)

    25–29 years old

294

29.97

251 (85.37)

43 (14.63)

222 (75.51)

72 (24.49)

    30–34 years old

416

42.41

371 (89.18)

45 (10.82)

343 (82.45)

73 (17.55)

    35–39 years old

172

17.53

144 (83.72)

28 (16.28)

141 (81.98)

31 (18.02)

    40 or above years old

45

4.59

38 (84.44)

7 (15.56)

37 (82.22)

8 (17.78)

Country of Birth

    Israel

846

86.24

736 (87)

110 (13)

682 (80.61)

164 (19.39)

    Former USSR

78

7.95

66 (84.62)

12 (15.38)

58 (74.36)

20 (25.64)

    Ethiopia

23

2.34

21 (91.3)

2 (8.7)

20 (86.96)

3 (13.04)

    Other

34

3.47

26 (76.47)

8 (23.53)

27 (79.41)

7 (20.59)

Personal Status

    Married

868

88.48

755 (86.98)*

113 (13.02)*

696 (80.18)

172 (19.82)

    In Common-Law Marriage

62

6.32

48 (77.42)*

14 (22.58)*

52 (83.87)

10 (16.13)

    In a Relationship

21

2.14

21 (100)*

0 (0)*

15 (71.43)

6 (28.57)

    Single

18

1.83

16 (88.89)*

2 (11.11)*

15 (83.33)

3 (16.67)

    Divorced

7

0.71

4 (57.14)*

3 (42.86)*

5 (71.43)

2 (28.57)

    Other

5

0.5

5 (100)*

0 (0)*

4 (80)

1 (20)

Parity*

    First Pregnancy

495

50.46

414 (83.64)

81 (16.36)

371 (74.95)

124 (25.05)

    Two or More Previous Pregnancies

486

49.54

435 (89.51)

51 (10.49)

416 (85.60)

70 (14.4)

Religion

    Jewish

820

83.59

705 (85.98)

115 (14.02)

654 (79.76)

166 (20.24)

    Muslim

108

11.01

96 (88.89)

12 (11.11)

90 (83.33)

18 (16.67)

    Christian

35

3.57

31 (88.57)

4 (11.43)

29 (82.86)

6 (17.14)

    Other

18

1.83

17 (94.44)

1 (5.56)

14 (77.78)

4 (22.22)

Level of Religiosity

N = 960

     

    Secular

518

53.96

437 (84.36)

81 (15.64)

410 (79.15)

108 (20.85)

    Traditional

258

26.88

229 (88.76)

29 (11.24)

210 (81.4)

48 (18.6)

    Orthodox

159

16.56

145 (91.19)

14 (8.81)

127 (79.87)

32 (20.13)

    Ultra Orthodox

25

2.6

22 (88)

3 (12)

21 (84)

4 (16)

Education

N = 974

     

    Less than 12 Schooling Years

7

0.72

6 (85.71)

1 (14.29)

6 (85.71)

1 (14.29)

    12 Schooling Years, High School Diploma, or Professional Certificate

211

21.66

181 (85.78)

30 (14.22)

173 (81.99)

38 (18.01)

    Bachelor's Degree

504

51.75

435 (86.31)

69 (13.69)

396 (78.57)

108 (21.43)

    Master's or PhD degree

252

25.87

220 (87.3)

32 (12.7)

207 (82.14)

45 (17.86)

Income

N = 932

     

    Significantly Below Average

162

17.38

143 (88.27)

19 (11.73)

135 (83.33)

27 (16.67)

    Below Average

329

35.3

288 (87.54)

41 (12.46)

252 (76.6)

77 (23.4)

    Average Income

251

26.93

224 (89.24)

27 (10.76)

206 (82.07)

45 (17.93)

    Above Average

168

18.03

137 (81.55)

31 (18.45)

137 (81.55)

31 (18.45)

    Significantly Above Average

22

2.36

17 (77.27)

5 (22.73)

16 (72.73)

6 (27.27)

  1. *Statistically significant at P ≤ 0.05 based on chi-squared tests