Table 2.
Reasons for online consultations by trimesters of pregnancy
| Trimesters of pregnancy | Total | OR (95% CI) | P value | |||
| First trimester (n=417) |
Second trimester (n=1054) |
Third trimester (n=1128) |
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| Classification of online medical care consultation | <0.001† | |||||
| Routine antenatal check-up | 239 (57.31) | 419 (39.75) | 350 (31.03) | 1008 (38.78) | Reference (1) | |
| Obstetric care-seeking behaviour | 45 (10.79) | 257 (24.38) | 284 (25.18) | 586 (22.55) | 1.265 (1.044 to 1.532) | 0.016* |
| Abnormal symptoms | 74 (17.75) | 211 (20.02) | 260 (23.05) | 545 (20.97) | 1.380 (1.134 to 1.680) | 0.001† |
| Maternal comorbidity and pregnancy complications | 28 (6.71) | 75 (7.12) | 181 (16.05) | 284 (10.93) | 2.639 (2.031 to 3.429) | <0.001† |
| Other needs for e-health | 31 (7.43) | 92 (8.73) | 53 (4.70) | 176 (6.77) | 0.742 (0.533 to 0.984) | 0.039* |
Note: Data are n (%).
*P<0.05.
†P<0.01.