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Table 3 Difference between subscale scores and overall score of the CEQ in contrast to known groups-Discriminant validity

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

Known-groups

CEQ score

Own capacity

Professional support

Perceived safety

Participation

Overall CEQ score

Spontaneous onset of labour n = 121

2.96 (0.42)

3.37 (0.52)

3.26 (0.54)

2.57 (0.95)

3.08 (0.42)

Induction of labour n = 93

2.87 (0.45)

3.33 (0.66)

3.09 (0.52)

2.35 (0.92)

2.96 (0.43)

 p valuea

0.04

0.86

0.009

0.04

0.01

 Effect size

0.14

0.012

0.18

0.11

0.17

No oxytocin augmentation n = 137

2.95 (0.36)

3.34 (0.57)

3.21 (0.49)

2.39 (0.95)

3.03 (0.37)

Oxytocin augmentation n = 77

2.87 (0.55)

3.36 (0.62)

3.15 (0.64)

2.63 (0.90)

3.02 (0.52)

 p-valuea

0.49

0.54

0.98

0.07

0.59

 Effect size

0.05

0.04

0.001

0.12

0.04

Normal birth n = 162

3.05 (0.36)

3.49 (0.55)

3.29 (0.40)

2.56 (0.93)

3.15 (0.33)

Operative birth n = 52

2.69 (0.54)

3.17 (0.68)

3.03 (0.65)

2.26 (0.84)

2.83 (0.53)

 p-valuea

0.001

0.01

0.04

0.01

0.005

 Effect size

0.34

0.27

0.19

0.18

0.3

  1. Data has presented as mean (SD)
  2. CEQ: Childbirth Experience Questionnaire
  3. a Mann–Whitney U-test was used to compute p-values as the scores were not parametrically distributed. Operative birth consists of caesarean and instrumental births. Overall score for the CEQ is the mean score of its 4 subscales