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Table 3 Mean OPTION 5 scores

From: Physician–patient communication in decision-making about Caesarean sections in eight district hospitals in Bangladesh: a mixed-method study

Item

All encounters (N = 306)

NVD (n = 106)

CS (n = 200)

Mean difference (95% confidence interval)

Item 1 (presenting options)

5.03 (± 2.38)

5.24 (± 2.88)

4.93(± 3.03)

0.31(-1.01,0.39)

Item 2 (patient partnership)

4.02 (± 2.15)

3.96(± 2.82)

4.05(± 2.62)

0.09(-0.55, 0.72)

Item 3 (describing pros/cons)

2.48 (± 2.20)

1.84(± 2.70)

2.83(± 2.73)

0.99(0.34, 1.63)*

Item 4 (eliciting patient preferences)

1.90 (± 2.34)

1.32(± 2.42)

2.20(± 3.12)

0.88(0.19, 1.56)

Item 5 (integrating patient preferences)

1.49 (± 2.0)

1.13(± 2.32)

1.68(± 2.57)

0.55(-0.04, 1.13)

Total score (out of 100)

14.92 (± 10.5)

13.49(± 10.15)

15.69(± 10.64)

2.20(-0.29, 4.66)

  1. *p value < 0.05