Table 4.
Relationships of baseline characteristics to childbirth fear in postpartum women (N = 153)
| Variable | Low fear (n = 75) | Moderate fear (n = 63) | High fear (n = 15) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%)a | p | aOR (95% CI)b | p | n | (%)a | p | aOR (95% CI)b | p | |
| Age (years) | ||||||||||||
| < 25 | 36 | (49.3) | 31 | (56.4) | 0.43 | 1.0 (0.4~ 2.4) | 0.99 | 8 | (66.7) | 0.27 | 1.8 (0.3~ 11.5) | 0.52 |
| ≥ 25 | 37 | (50.7) | 24 | (43.6) | 1.00 | 4 | (33.3) | 1.00 | ||||
| Parity | ||||||||||||
| Nulliparous | 17 | (22.7) | 21 | (33.3) | 0.16 | 2.1 (0.8~ 5.9) | 0.16 | 5 | (33.3) | 0.38 | 1.9 (0.3~ 14.2) | 0.52 |
| Multiparous | 58 | (77.3) | 42 | (66.7) | 1.00 | 10 | (66.7) | 1.00 | ||||
| Educational level | ||||||||||||
| Illiterate | 9 | (12.0) | 17 | (27.0) | 0.21 | 4.2 (1.1~ 16.3) | 0.04 | 3 | (20.0) | 0.63 | 0.3 (0.0~ 8.4) | 0.47 |
| Primary school | 52 | (69.3) | 33 | (52.4) | 0.39 | 1.2 (0.4~ 3.3) | 0.77 | 9 | (60.0) | 0.77 | 2.2 (0.3~ 17.0) | 0.45 |
| Secondary and above | 14 | (18.7) | 13 | (20.6) | 1.00 | 3 | (20.0) | 1.00 | ||||
| Employment status | ||||||||||||
| No | 4 | (5.3) | 6 | (9.5) | 0.35 | 3.0 (0.6~ 14.6) | 0.17 | 3 | (20.0) | 0.07 | 11.8 (1.3~ 108.4) | 0.03 |
| Yes | 71 | (94.7) | 57 | (90.5) | 1.00 | 12 | (80.0) | 1.00 | ||||
| Mode of birth | ||||||||||||
| Caesarean delivery | 3 | (4.0) | 3 | (4.8) | 0.83 | 0.2 (0.0~ 2.4) | 0.23 | 4 | (26.7) | < 0.01 | 8.4 (0.8~ 86.7) | 0.08 |
| Normal vaginal birth | 72 | (96.0) | 60 | (95.2) | 1.00 | 11 | (73.3) | 1.00 | ||||
| Perineal tears | ||||||||||||
| Yes | 5 | (6.7) | 9 | (15.3) | 0.12 | 5.3 (1.1~ 25.3) | 0.04 | 6 | (46.2) | < 0.01 | 19.9 (2.4~ 162.7) | < 0.01 |
| No | 70 | (93.3) | 50 | (84.7) | 1.00 | 7 | (53.8) | 1.00 | ||||
| Social support | ||||||||||||
| Low/Moderate | 23 | (30.7) | 17 | (27.0) | 0.64 | 0.8 (0.3~ 1.9) | 0.61 | 7 | (46.7) | 0.24 | 1.7 (0.3~ 8.4) | 0.53 |
| High | 52 | (69.3) | 46 | (73.0) | 1.00 | 8 | (53.3) | 1.00 | ||||
aThe significance level of a univariate odds ratio denoted in this column if significant. b Adjusted odds ratio (aOR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI), obtained with statistical adjustment for all of the variables listed in this table