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. 2012 May 21;12:120. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-12-120

Table 5.

Hypothesis Testing for Acceptability of obstetric services

Age related Inequalities 18 – 20 years n (%) Greater than 20 years n (%) Statistic (p-value)
HW Respect me
148 (66.67%)
696(69.25%)
χ2 = 0.556
Total
222
1005
P = 0.452
Satistfied with service
212 (95.5%)
917 (91.24%)
χ2 = 4.47
Total
222
1005
P = 0.034
Shouted at during labour
34 (15.32%)
174 (17.38%)
χ2 = 0.55
Total
222
1001
P = 0.458
Expectations of giving birth were discussed
161 (72.85%)
790 (79.16%)
χ2 = 5.92
Total
221
998
P = 0.05
HW understood the difficulty of labour
191 (86.82%)
918 (91.62%)
χ2 = 4.95
Total
220
1002
P = 0.026
HIV status related Inequalities
HIV positive n (%)
HIV negative n (%)
Statistic (p-value)
HW Respect me
194 (68.31%)
549 (69.49%)
χ2 = 0.1373
Total
284
790
P = 0.711
HW too busy
84 (30.43%)
139 (18.41%)
χ2 = 17.24
Total
276
755
P = 0.000
HW understood the difficulty of labour
259 (91.52%)
712 (90.47%)
χ2 = 0.273
Total
283
787
P = 0.601
Talk in private with doctors
175 (62.50%)
372 (47.21%)
χ2 = 19.33
Total 280 788 P = 0.000

Table 5 provide additional results from hypothesis testing on other measures of acceptability.