Table 1.
Women's demographic and obstetric characteristics and mean W-DEQ scores.
| Characteristic | Group 1 (n = 524, 58.2%) |
Group 2 (n = 376, 41.7%) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 29.52 ± 4.31 | 29.96 ± 4.37 | >0.05 |
| Parity | 2.20 ± 0.54 | 2.22 ± 0.51 | >0.05 |
| Gestational week | 35.87 ± 0.85 | 35.91 ± 0.85 | >0.05 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 29.18 ± 3.30 | 28.83 ± 2.94 | >0.05 |
| Mean W-DEQ scores | 68.46 ± 12.53 | 71.35 ± 12.28 | =0.001 |
| W-DEQ scores (min, max) | 5, 95 | 5, 99 | |
| Patients with FOC (n, %) | 69, 13.2% | 76, 20.2% | =0.005 |
| University graduates (n, %) | 94, 17.9% | 65, 17.2% | >0.05 |
Group 1: participants with knowledge about painless childbirth, group 2: participants who do not have knowledge about painless childbirth.