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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample (n = 736)

From: Development and psychometric testing of a Chinese version of the postnatal care experience scale for postpartum women

Variables

Total sample

(n = 736)

Number (%)

EFA sample

(n = 343)

Number (%)

CFA sample

(n = 393)

Number (%)

Age (years), [mean(SD)]

30.85 (3.74)

31.25 (4.10)

30.44 (3.12)

Educational level

   
 

Less than junior middle school

31 (4.21)

17 (4.96)

14 (3.56)

 

High or technical secondary school

49 (6.66)

24 (7.00)

25 (6.36)

 

Junior college

141 (19.16)

66 (19.24)

75 (19.08)

 

Bachelor degree

411 (55.84)

189 (55.10)

222 (56.49)

 

Master degree or above

104 (14.13)

47 (13.70)

57 (14.51)

Nationality

   
 

Han ethnic

728 (98.91)

341 (99.42)

387 (98.47)

 

Minority

8 (1.09)

2(0.58)

6 (1.53)

Registered residence

   
 

Shanghai

466 (63.32)

211 (61.52)

255 (64.89)

 

Other provinces and cities

270 (36.68)

132 (38.48)

138 (35.11)

Mode of delivery

   
 

Vaginal birth

483 (65.63)

226 (65.89)

257 (65.39)

 

Cesarean section

253 (34.37)

117 (34.11)

136 (34.61)

Newborn gender

   
 

Male

380 (51.63)

174 (50.73)

206 (52.42)

 

Female

356 (48.37)

169 (49.27)

187 (47.58)

Neonatal birth weight (g), [mean(SD)]

3215.15 (511.75)

3293.47 (474.27)

3140.57 (522.99)