Fear of anesthesia for cesarean section among pregnant women: a multicenter cross-sectional study

Table 3 The mean fear scores

Variable	n	%	Mean	SD	p-value
Age (years)
< 30	187	47.5	54.4	13.6	0.768
≥ 30	207	52.5	54.8	13.1	0.768
Marital status
Currently married	368	93.4	54.7	13.5	0.942
Divorced/widowed	26	6.6	54.5	11.5	0.942
Educational level
School	152	38.6	51.9	13.1	0.001
University	242	61.4	56.4	13.2	0.001
Place of residence
Rural	194	49.2	56.5	13.2	0.008
Urban	200	50.8	52.9	13.3	0.008
Employment status
Unemployed	214	54.3	54.9	13.5	0.641
Employed	180	45.7	54.3	13.2	0.641
Self-rated level of satisfaction with household income
Not satisfied	85	21.6	55.5	14.0	0.515
Satisfied	309	78.4	54.4	13.2	0.515
Self-rated level of satisfaction with social life
Not satisfied	60	15.2	58.6	13.9	0.013
Satisfied	334	84.8	53.9	13.1	0.013
Self-rated level of satisfaction with religious commitment
Not satisfied	29	7.4	46.3	11.1	0.001
Satisfied	365	92.6	55.2	13.3	0.001
Self-rated level of marital stability
Not stable	63	16.0	53.1	13.9	0.309
Stable	331	84.0	54.9	13.2	0.309
Self-rated happiness in life
Not happy	76	19.3	53.5	13.3	0.399
Happy	318	80.7	54.9	13.3	0.399
Have had cesarean delivery under anesthesia
No	114	28.9	52.0	11.7	0.013
Yes	280	71.1	55.7	13.8	0.013
Self-declared preference for mode of delivery
Normal delivery	290	73.6	56.2	12.8	< 0.001
Cesarean delivery	104	26.4	50.5	13.9	< 0.001

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