Table 3 Effect of midwives’ demographic characteristics on their attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth based on the results of multiple linear regression analysis
From: Iranian midwives’ attitudes and beliefs toward physiological childbirth: a cross-sectional study
Independent variable | Unstandardized coefficients Beta | Standardized coefficients Beta | t | CI | P-value | R2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level of education | Associate and bachelor degrees | Reference category | 0.16 | ||||
Master degree | 4.32 | 0.16 | 2.25 | 0.53, 8.11 | 0.02 | ||
Work experience (year) | - 0.01 | −0.01 | −0.06 | - 0.33, 0.31 | 0.95 | ||
Work experience in labor (year) | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.79 | - 0.17, 0.40 | 0.42 | ||
Interest in the profession | 0.09 | 0.22 | 3.25 | 0.03, 0.14 | < 0.001 | ||
Shift work | Either morning or night shift | Reference Category | |||||
Rotational | - 1.02 | −0.04 | - 0.61 | - 4.30, 2.24 | 0.53 | ||