Table 4 Association between variables and scope of support provided for companions in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, 2023 (n = 214)
From: The role and effect of companions during childbirth in Oman
Variable | Scope of support | P-Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 type (n = 98) | 2 types (n = 47) | 3 types (n = 25) | 4 types (n = 44) | ||
Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 43.02 ± 10.07 | 41.40 ± 9.69 | 46.64 ± 9.42 | 40.34 ± 8.76 | 0.056 |
Region | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
South Batinah | 41 (54.7) | 12 (16.0) | 7 (9.3) | 15 (20.0) | 0.370 |
Muscat | 29 (42.0) | 15 (21.7) | 11 (15.9) | 14 (20.3) | Â |
Dhakiliyah | 15 (44.1) | 7 (20.6) | 4 (11.8) | 8 (23.5) | Â |
North Batinah | 4 (20.0) | 10 (50.0) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (20.0) | Â |
North sharqiya | 4 (50.0) | 2 (25.0) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | Â |
Ad Dhahira | 2 (50.0) | 1 (25.0) | - | 1 (25.0) | Â |
South sharqiya | 3 (100.0) | - | - | - | Â |
Buraimi | - | - | - | 1 (100.0) | Â |
Relationship | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Mother | 41 (53.9) | 13 (17.1) | 9 (11.8) | 13 (17.1) | 0.086 |
Husband | 31 (47.7) | 13 (20.0) | 3 (4.6) | 18 (27.7) | Â |
Sister | 14 (35.9) | 13 (33.3) | 6 (15.4) | 6 (15.4) | Â |
Aunt | 3 (21.4) | 4 (28.6) | 2 (14.3) | 5 (35.7) | Â |
Others | 8 (42.1) | 4 (21.1) | 5 (26.3) | 2 (10.5) | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 21 (53.8) | 7 (17.9) | 5 (12.8) | 6 (15.4) | 0.995 |
Preparatory | 9 (45.0) | 5 (25.0) | 2 (10.0) | 4 (20.0) | Â |
Primary | 11 (47.8) | 5 (21.7) | 4 (17.4) | 3 (13.0) | Â |
Secondary | 29 (42.6) | 17 (25.0) | 7 (10.3) | 15 (22.1) | Â |
UG | 21 (42.9) | 10 (20.4) | 6 (12.2) | 12 (24.5) | Â |
PG | 7 (46.7) | 3 (20.0) | 1 (6.7) | 4 (26.7) | Â |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Housewife | 49 (48.5) | 18 (17.8) | 16 (15.8) | 18 (17.8) | 0.108 |
Working | 43 (45.3) | 22 (23.2) | 6 (6.3) | 24 (25.3) | Â |
Not working / Retired | 6 (33.3) | 7 (38.9) | 3 (16.7) | 2 (11.1) | Â |
Own car | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 36 (45.0) | 23 (28.7) | 8 (10.0) | 13 (16.3) | 0.248 |
Yes | 62 (46.3) | 26 (19.4) | 17 (12.7) | 31 (23.1) | Â |
Own income | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 42 (44.7) | 24 (25.5) | 10 (10.6) | 18 (19.1) | 0.722 |
Yes | 56 (46.7) | 23 (19.2) | 15 (12.5) | 26 (21.7) | Â |
Housemaid | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 54 (41.2) | 33 (25.2) | 17 (13.0) | 27 (20.6) | 0.299 |
Yes | 44 (53.0) | 14 (16.9) | 8 (9.6) | 17 (20.5) | Â |
Diabetic | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 86 (46.7) | 38 (20.7) | 22 (12.0) | 38 (20.7) | 0.712 |
Yes | 12 (40.0) | 9 (30.0) | 3 (10.0) | 6 (20.0) | Â |
Hypertensive | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 86 (47.5) | 40 (22.1) | 22 (12.2) | 33 (18.2) | 0.252 |
Yes | 12 (36.4) | 7 (21.2) | 3 (9.1) | 11 (33.3) | Â |
Type of room | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
In the labor ward | 87 (47.3) | 37 (20.1) | 21 (11.4) | 39 (21.2) | 0.387 |
Private | 11 (36.7) | 10 (33.3) | 4 (13.3) | 5 (16.7) | Â |