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Table 2 Comparison of support and control scores during delivery and its sub-domains in the intervention and control groups

From: The impact of effective communication-based care on the childbirth experience and satisfaction among primiparous women: an experimental study

Variable

Intervention group

(Mean ± SD)

Control group

(Mean ± SD)

AMD (CI 95%)#

p-value

Support and control in childbirth total (31–155)

 After

123.5 (2.53)

106.28 (2.57)

17.21 (9.40 to 25.03)

0.001*

Internal control subdomain (10–50)

 After

29.9 (0.74)

28.9 (0.73)

0.94 (−3.07 to 1.18)

0.38

External control subdomain (9–50)

 After

38.2 (1.08)

31.2 (1.08)

7.04 (−3.92 to −10.16)

0.03*

Professional support subdomain (9–50)

 After

42.99 (0.71)

38.6 (0.71)

4.39 (2.32 to 6.45)

0.001*

  1. #ANCOVA test with control of baseline values. #Mean difference with confidence interval of 95%. *Significant at p<0.05