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Table 4 Bivariate association between type of VHV and VHV support during pregnancy (n=120)a

From: Impact of village health volunteer support on postnatal depressive symptoms in the remote rural areas of Lao People’s Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study

 

Pair-VHV

Single-VHV

p

n=86

n=34

M

(SD)

M

(SD)

1. VHV checked danger signs during pregnancy

4.3

(0.8)

2.8

(1.4)

<0.01

2. VHV measured my blood pressure

4.4

(0.9)

2.4

(1.5)

<0.01

3. VHV encouraged me to go to ANC

4.4

(0.8)

4.1

(1.0)

0.12

4. VHV came with me to ANC visit

3.6

(1.4)

2.4

(1.4)

<0.01

5. VHV stayed and helped me while health center staff provided ANC in my community

4.3

(0.7)

3.9

(1.3)

0.25

6. VHV talked to my husband/family about important things to know during pregnancy

4.2

(1.0)

3.9

(1.1)

0.28

7. VHV offered me transportation to a health center when necessary

3.2

(1.6)

2.9

(1.4)

0.15

  1. M mean, SD standard deviation
  2. aAccording to Mann-Whitney U test