Table 2.

Participants’ expectations regarding telehealth clinics^a.

Questions			Overall (N=664), n (%)		Prenatal <18 weeks (n=269), n (%)		Prenatal between 24 and 31 weeks (n=198), n (%)		Postpartum (n=197), n (%)			Prenatal combined vs postpartum (P value)
Do you think telehealth clinics should be launched for obstetric services?														.82
	Totally agree/agree		161 (24.2)		64 (23.8)		52 (26.3)		45 (22.8)
	Totally disagree/disagree		237 (35.7)		102 (37.9)		65 (32.8)		70 (35.5)
Which of the following format would you prefer for telehealth clinics?														.53
	Live video consultation		577 (88.1)		235 (88)		171 (89.1)		171 (87.2)
	Live audio consultation		31 (4.7)		13 (4.9)		6 (3.1)		12 (6.1)
	Web-based text chat (text and images)		47 (7.2)		19 (7.1)		15 (7.8)		13 (6.6)
To what extent do you think the implementation of telehealth clinics will bring the following public health benefits?
	Less workload for medical professionals												.33
		Totally agree/agree		357 (53.8)		141 (52.4)		116 (58.6)		100 (50.8)
		Totally disagree/disagree		118 (17.8)		54 (20.1)		31 (15.7)		33 (16.8)
	Higher accessibility of medical services												.18
		Totally agree/agree		314 (47.3)		123 (45.7)		87 (43.9)		104 (52.8)
		Totally disagree/disagree		128 (19.3)		57 (21.2)		38 (19.2)		33 (16.8)
	Increased speed of diagnoses, referrals, and treatment												.03
		Totally agree/agree		330 (49.7)		132 (49.1)		85 (42.9)		113 (57.4)
		Totally disagree/disagree		127 (19.1)		60 (22.3)		37 (18.7)		30 (15.2)
	Decreased waiting and travel times												.98
		Totally agree/agree		526 (79.2)		210 (78.1)		161 (81.3)		155 (78.7)
		Totally disagree/disagree		33 (5)		14 (5.2)		9 (4.5)		10 (5.1)
	Reduced spread of infectious disease (eg, COVID-19)												.64
		Totally agree/agree		514 (77.4)		208 (77.3)		157 (79.3)		149 (75.6)
		Totally disagree/disagree		39 (5.9)		17 (6.3)		8 (4)		14 (7.1)

^aChi-square test was performed after removing missing data for each factor.