Table 3. Distribution of person-centred maternity care (PCMC) scores by key predictors.

	Mean PCMC score out of a maximum of 90 (SD)	Significance level(p value)
Total sample (n)	908
Age
16–19 years	53.1 (12.8)	Ref
20–29 years	54.9 (13.6)	0.175
30–45 years	57.5 (13.6)	0.002
Parity
1	54.5 (12.9)	Ref
2	55.3 (13.8)	0.485
3	56.9 (14.2)	0.054
4+	56.5 (13.7)	0.152
Marital status
Living with a partner or married	57.1 (14.4)	Ref
Single or not living with a partner	55.1 (13.4)	0.073
Education
Never attended school or primary	52.7 (13.9)	Ref
Some secondary school	55.8 (13.3)	0.211
Completed secondary school	55.2 (13.5)	0.313
Tertiary education	57.2 (15.9)	0.136
Any paid work in the previous 12 months
Yes	54.8 (13.9)	0.374
No	55.7 (13.5)	Ref
Wealth quintile
Poorest	52.6 (12.9)	Ref
Poor	55.3 (12.0)	0.064
Middle	57.1 (13.2)	0.001
Rich	55.4 (14.2)	0.045
Richest	57.2 (14.9)	0.001
Number of antenatal care visits
Less than 8 visits	53.4 (13.2)	Ref
8 or more visits	58.1 (13.6)	0.000
Delivery type
Vaginal delivery	54.5 (13.7)	Ref
Caesarean delivery	58.0 (12.8)	0.001
District
uMzinyathi	54.7 (12.4)	Ref
Zululand	56.2 (14.6)	0.092
Delivery provider
Midwife/nurse	54.6 (13.6)	Ref
Doctor	57.8 (13.2)	0.001
Delivery provider gender
Male	56.5 (12.9)	Ref
Female	54.9 (13.9)	0.115
Timing of delivery
Daytime (7:00–19:00 hours)	56.7 (13.6)	Ref
Night-time (19:00–7:00 hours)	53.8 (13.4)	0.002