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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Health literacy in pregnant women facing prenatal screening may explain their intention to use a patient decision aid: a short report

 

Family physicians

n = 15 (%)

Midwives

n = 15 (%)

Obst. Gyn.

n = 15 (%)

Total

n = 45 (%)

Age

 Mean (median; range)

30.9 (31.0; 20–42)

31.4 (33.0; 25-35)

31 (31.0; 26–36)

31.1 (31.0; 20–42)

Marital status

 Single

0 (0 %)

3 (20 %)

0 (0 %)

3 (7 %)

 Not single

15 (100 %)

12 (80 %)

15 (100 %)

42 (93 %)

Educationa

 High school or less

4 (29 %)

1 (7 %)

2 (13 %)

7 (16 %)

 College (years 12 and 13)

4 (29 %)

5 (33 %)

4 (27 %)

13 (30 %)

 University

6 (42 %)

9 (60 %)

9 (60 %)

24 (54 %)

Pregnancya

 1st

2 (14 %)

2 (13 %)

6 (40 %)

10 (23 %)

 2nd

8 (57 %)

3 (20 %)

5 (33 %)

16 (36 %)

 ≥3rd

4 (29 %)

10 (67 %)

4 (27 %)

18 (41 %)

  1. aOne missing data among women followed by family physicians