Table 3 Perceived Social Support by subscale and comparison with postpartum care attendance
Categories and measures | Perceived Social Support Subscales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family | Friends | Significant Other | Total | ||
Total | n | 1190 | 1177 | 1190 | 1134 |
Perceived Social Support Standardized T-score | Median | 46.6 | 52.3 | 46.6 | 49.9 |
Perceived Social Support Categorical values | Low - n (%) | 675 (57.6) | 523 (44.4) | 613 (51.5) | 586 (51.8) |
High - n (%) | 496 (42.4) | 654 (55.6) | 577 (47.5) | 546 (48.2) | |
Received Postpartum Care | n | 974 | 964 | 974 | 925 |
Mean (SD) | 50.6 (9.8) | 50.3 (10.1) | 50.6 (9.8) | 50.6 (9.9) | |
Confidence Interval | 49.9–51.2 | 49.6–50.9 | 49.9–51.2 | 49.9–51.3 | |
Did not receive Postpartum Care | n | 206 | 203 | 206 | 199 |
Mean (SD) | 47.1 (10.5) | 48.4 (9.5) | 47.1 (10.5) | 47.1 (9.9) | |
Confidence Interval | 45.7–48.6 | 47.12–49.8 | 45.7–48.6 | 45.7–48.5 | |
Mean Square | Between groups | 1990.5 | 583.0 | 1990.5 | 1971.6 |
Within groups | 98.6 | 99.6 | 98.6 | 98.5 | |
ANOVA | p | 0.001 | 0.016 | 0.001 | 0.001 |