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Table 1 Participants’ basic characteristics and their correlations with FOC (n = 646)

From: The prevalence and predictors of fear of childbirth among pregnant Chinese women: a hierarchical regression analysis

Characteristics

N (%)

CAQ scores (Mean ± SD)

F or t value

P Value

Age (years)

  

3.324

0.019

 18–25

105 (16.3)

33.61 ± 9.22

  

 26–30

346 (53.6)

32.38 ± 8.30

 31–35

156 (24.1)

31.24 ± 8.32

 36–42

39 (6.0)

35.51 ± 10.40

Educational

  

4.009

0.008

 Junior middle school or below

31 (4.8)

34.61 ± 9.28

  

 Senior middle school or same level

86 (13.3)

32.67 ± 8.25

 University or Junior college

460 (71.2)

32.80 ± 8.56

 Master degree or above

69 (10.7)

29.30 ± 8.82

Occupation

  

1.590

0.161

 Office clerk

251 (38.9)

33.06 ± 8.56

  

 Executive staff/civil servant

36 (5.6)

32.28 ± 7.63

 Medical, educational and scientific personnel

139 (21.5)

31.13 ± 8.55

 Self-employed

39 (6.0)

32.15 ± 8.63

 Other

70 (10.8)

31.49 ± 8.99

 Unemployed

111 (17.2)

33.75 ± 8.92

Marital status

  

2.496

0.013

 Married

639 (98.9)

32.41 ± 8.60

  

 Other (Divorced/Separated/ Single)

7 (1.1)

40.57 ± 9.36

Residence

  

1.483

0.228

 Urban

591 (91.5)

32.46 ± 8.62

  

 Town

36 (5.6)

31.44 ± 8.98

 Rural

19 (2.9)

35.58 ± 8.53

Family per capita monthly income (RMB)

  

0.015

0.985

  < 4000

54 (8.4)

32.31 ± 9.17

  

 4000–8000

329 (50.9)

32.49 ± 8.56

  > 8000

263 (40.7)

32.54 ± 8.67

Gestational age (week)

  

4.187

0.016

 11–12

61 (9.4)

30.16 ± 9.37

  

 13–28

162 (25.1)

31.67 ± 8.33

 29–40

423 (65.5)

33.14 ± 8.59

Parity

  

4.688

0.038

 Nullipara

532 (82.4)

33.22 ± 8.68

  

 Multipara

114 (17.6)

29.11 ± 7.61

Pregnancy planning

  

5.523

0.000

 Yes

431 (66.7)

31.25 ± 8.83

  

 No

215 (33.3)

34.98 ± 7.69

Conception type

  

0.171

0.864

 Spontaneous fertilization

613 (94.9)

32.51 ± 8.63

  

 Assisted fertilization

33 (5.1)

32.24 ± 9.05

Prenatal spousal support

  

19.594

0.000

 No support

6 (0.9)

32.49 ± 8.64

  

 Very few support

8 (1.2)

43.38 ± 11.80

 General support

78 (12.1)

36.81 ± 8.38

 Full support

554 (85.8)

31.58 ± 8.18

  1. RMB Renminbi (Chinese Yuan), FOC Fear of childbirth, CAQ Childbirth Attitude Questionnaire, SD Standard Deviation