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Table 4 Association between childbirth fear domains and CS preferences, controlling for socio-demographic and psychological profile (n = 2988)

From: Preference for cesarean section in young nulligravid women in eight OECD countries and implications for reproductive health education

 

B

Standard error

OR

95% CI

Socio-demographic profile

 Age

0.03

0.02

1.03

1.00–1.06

 Born in survey country: Yes (Ref: No)

0.13

0.17

1.14

0.82–1.58

 Health sciences student: Yes (Ref: No)

−0.33

0.14

0.72

0.55–0.95

Psychological profile

 Depression

0.02

0.02

1.02

0.98–1.06

 Anxiety

0.02

0.03

1.02

0.97–1.07

 Stress

−0.01

0.02

0.99

0.95–1.03

Childbirth fear profile

 Fear of complications

−0.02

0.02

0.98

0.94–1.03

 Fear of physical changes

0.17

0.03

1.19

1.12–1.25

 Fear of pain and being out of control

0.12

0.02

1.12

1.09–1.16