Table 6.
Association between factors and the perceived effect of the provided support of companions in Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Oman, 2023 (n = 214)
| Variables | Perceived effect | P-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No/Little (n = 7) |
Good (n = 207) |
||
| Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 36.57 ± 7.44 | 42.74 ± 9.78 | 0.100 |
| Region | |||
| South Batinah | - | 75 (100.0) | 0.081 |
| Muscat | 4 (5.8) | 65 (94.2) | |
| Dhakiliyah | - | 34 (100.0) | |
| North Batinah | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) | |
| North sharqiya | 1 (12.5) | 7 (87.5) | |
| Ad Dhahira | 1 (25.0) | 3 (75.0) | |
| South sharqiya | - | 3 (100.0) | |
| Buraimi | - | 1 (100.0) | |
| Relationship | |||
| Mother | 1 (1.3) | 75 (98.7) | 0.028 |
| Husband | 6 (9.2) | 59 (90.8) | |
| Sister | - | 39 (100.0) | |
| Aunt | - | 14 (100.0) | |
| Others | - | 19 (100.0) | |
| Education | |||
| Illiterate | - | 39 (100.0) | 0.255 |
| Preparatory | 1 (5.0) | 19 (95.0) | |
| Primary | - | 23 (100.0) | |
| Secondary | 4 (5.9) | 64 (94.1) | |
| UG | 2 (4.1) | 47 (95.9) | |
| PG | - | 15 (100.0) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Housewife | 1 (1.0) | 100 (99.0) | 0.059 |
| Working | 6 (6.3) | 89 (93.7) | |
| Not working / Retired | - | 18 (100.0) | |
| Own car | |||
| No | 6 (7.5) | 74 (92.5) | 0.012 |
| Yes | 1 (0.7) | 133 (99.3) | |
| Own income | |||
| No | 4 (4.3) | 90 (95.7) | 0.702 |
| Yes | 3 (2.5) | 117 (97.5) | |
| Housemaid | |||
| No | 5 (3.8) | 126 (96.2) | 0.709 |
| Yes | 2 (2.4) | 81 (97.6) | |
| Diabetic | |||
| No | 5 (2.7) | 179 (97.3) | 0.255 |
| Yes | 2 (6.7) | 28 (93.3) | |
| Hypertensive | |||
| No | 5 (2.8) | 176 (97.2) | 0.295 |
| Yes | 2 (6.1) | 31 (93.9) | |
| Type of room | |||
| Common | 7 (3.8) | 177 (96.2) | 0.597 |
| Private | - | 30 (100.0) | |
UG: undergraduate, PG: postgraduate