Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and their relationships with fear of childbirth
| Variables | Pregnant women | FOC | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | median | interquartile range | |||
| Age (years) | 0.040 | |||||
| <35 | 468 | 87.48 | 29.50 | 24.00–37.00 | ||
| ≥35 | 67 | 12.52 | 26.00 | 21.00–34.00 | ||
| Education | 0.049 | |||||
| High school or below | 179 | 33.46 | 28.00 | 21.00–36.00 | ||
| College or above | 356 | 66.54 | 30.00 | 24.00-36.75 | ||
| Area of residence | 0.293 | |||||
| Urban | 357 | 66.73 | 30.00 | 24.00–36.00 | ||
| Rural | 178 | 33.27 | 28.00 | 22.00–37.00 | ||
| Employed | 0.713 | |||||
| Yes | 288 | 53.83 | 29.00 | 24.00–35.00 | ||
| No | 247 | 46.17 | 29.00 | 22.00–38.00 | ||
| Family income (RMB/month) | 0.159 | |||||
| ≤5000 | 100 | 18.69 | 27.50 | 22.25-33.00 | ||
| 5001–10,000 | 235 | 43.93 | 30.00 | 23.00–37.00 | ||
| ≥ 10,001 | 200 | 37.38 | 29.00 | 24.00–38.00 | ||
| Self-rated stress | < 0.001 | |||||
| Small | 407 | 76.07 | 28.00 | 23.00–34.00 | ||
| Big | 128 | 23.93 | 33.00 | 27.00-43.75 | ||
| Perceived poor resistance | 0.011 | |||||
| Agree | 26 | 4.86 | 35.50 | 26.50-44.25 | ||
| Disagree | 509 | 95.14 | 29.00 | 23.00–35.00 | ||
| Time of electronic screen exposure per day (hours) | < 0.001 | |||||
| ≤ 5 | 253 | 47.29 | 28.00 | 22.00-33.50 | ||
| >5 | 282 | 52.71 | 31.00 | 25.00–40.00 | ||
| Environmental pollution around the home | < 0.001 | |||||
| Yes | 106 | 19.81 | 32.00 | 26.00–43.00 | ||
| No | 429 | 80.19 | 28.00 | 23.00–34.00 | ||
Notes: FOC: fear of childbirth; Significant values are in bold