Childbirth Experience Questionnaire (CEQ) in the Sri Lankan setting: translation, cultural adaptation and validation into the Sinhala language

Table 2 Description of 22 items and scores in Childbirth experience questionnaire (CEQ)

Item in CEQ	Total sample in each item (n = 214)	Mean Score (SD)	Weighted Kappa scores between 1st and 2nd CEQ
1. Labour progressed as I had expected	214	3.0 (0.9)	0.83
2. I felt strong	214	3.4 (0.6)	0.66
3. I felt scared	214	2.0 (0.9)	0.74
4. I felt strong capable	214	3.5 (0.6)	0.76
5. I felt strong tired^b	214	3.6 (0.7)	0.71
6. I felt happy	214	3.6 (0.7)	0.74
7. I have many positive memories from the labour process	214	3.4 (0.9)	0.69
8. I have many negative memories from the labour process^b	214	3.2 (1.0)	0.67
9. Some of my memories from the labour process make me feel depressed^b	214	3.4 (0.9)	0.68
10. I felt I could choose whether I should be up and moving or lie down	21	2.3 (1.1	0.6
11. I felt I could choose the delivery position	214	2.6 (1.1)	0.72
12. I felt I could choose which pain relief method to use	214	2.5 (1.1)	0.70
13. Midwives devoted enough time to me	214	2.9 (0.9)	0.67
14. Midwives also devoted enough time to my relative/relatives	214	2.9 (0.9)	0.71
15. Midwives kept me informed about what was happening during labour and birth	214	3.3 (0.8)	0.82
16. Midwives understood my needs.	214	3.4 (0.8)	0.77
17. I felt very well taken care of by the midwives	214	3.6 (0.7)	0.66
18. My impression of the medical competence made me feel secures	214	3.6 (0.6)	0.65
19. I felt that I handled the situation well.	214	3.4 (0.7)	0.71
20. Experienced level of labour pain, VAS^a,b	214	1.6 (0.9)	0.65
21. Experienced level of control, VAS^a	214	2.9 (1.1)	0.66
22. Experienced level of sense of security, VAS^a	214	3.5 (0.9)	0.68

VAS: Visual Analogue Scale; CEQ: Childbirth Experience Questionnaire
^aVAS-scales scores were recoded to categorical values, 0–40 = 1, 41–60 = 2, 61–80 = 3 and 81–100 = 4
^b Ratings of negatively worded statements are reversed

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