Table 4.
Total scores of perineal healing on the 5th and 10th days after intervention among dry and moist heat groups.
| Dry heat group (n = 50) | Sig | Moist heat group (n = 50) | Sig | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th day | 10th day | 5th day | 10th day | |||
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |||
| Total perineal healing score | ||||||
| Complete | 39 (78.0) | 48 (96.0) | MH P<0.001 c | 10 (20.0) | 26 (52.0) | MH P=0.031 a |
| Moderate | 7 (14.0) | 2 (4.0) | 10 (20.0) | 15 (30.0) | ||
| Mild | 4 (8.0) | 0 (0.0) | 16 (32.0) | 8 (16.0) | ||
| No healing | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 14 (28.0) | 1 (2.0) | ||
| Mean ± SD | 2.34 ± 1.661 | 0.84 ± 0.739 | 6.24 ± 3.274 | 3.32 ± 2.645 | ||
| Sig | Z Wil = −3.46 (P ≤ 0.001c) | Z Wil = -2.15 (P ≤ 0.021a) | ||||
MH P : marginal homogeneity test, ZWil = Wilcoxon signed ranks test, significant at aP ≤ 0.05cP < 0.001.