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Table 4 Adjusted a differences in mean scores of pain and satisfaction

From: Vocal local versus pharmacological treatments for pain management in tubal ligation procedures in rural Kenya: a non-inferiority trial

 

Pain during procedure

95% CI

Pain at most painful moment

95% CI

Pain after procedure

95% CI

Satis-faction score

95% CI

Study group

        

Control (ref)

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Intervention

-0.23

(-0.50-0.03)

-0.17

(-0.42-0.07)

-0.40

(-0.78--0.02)*

-0.06

(-0.18-0.06)

Marital status

        

Married (ref)

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Not married

-0.04

(-0.87-0.94)

0.18

(-0.47-0.84)

0.80

(-2.05-0.44)

0.18

(-0.05-0.40)

Educational level

        

None

-0.25

(-1.31-0.82)

-0.15

(-0.95-0.65)

-1.32

(-2.22--0.42)°

-0.32

(-0.88-0.24)

Primary

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Secondary

-0.04

(-0.27-0.19)

-0.12

(-0.39-0.14)

0.14

(-0.16-0.44)

0.06

(-0.06-0.19)

College

0.86

(-0.35-2.08)

0.35

(-0.58-1.29)

0.66

(-0.83-2.15)

0.23

(-0.01-0.47)

Area of residence

        

Urban/semi-urban

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Rural

0.14

(-0.31-0.58)

-0.04

(-0.37-0.30)

0.29

(-0.14-0.73)

-0.06

(-0.14-0.26)

Occupation

        

Unemployed

0.65

(0.08-1.22)*

0.84

(0.29-1.41)°

0.73

(0.15-1.31)*

-0.23

(-0.44--0.02)*

Agriculture

1.23

(0.87-1.60)+

1.04

(0.70-1.42)+

1.67

(1.23-2.11)+

0.18

(-0.07-0.28)+

Manual

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Third sector

0.03

(-1.45-1.51)

0.84

(-0.09-1.74)

0.49

(-0.73-1.71)

0.01

(-0.34-0.36)

Number of births

        

1-2

0.54

(-0.28-1.37)

0.35

(-0.27-1.04)

0.82

(-0.35-1.99)

-0.26

(-0.93-0.40)

3-4

0.27

(0.01-0.54)*

0.20

(-0.05-0.45)

0.09

(-0.19-0.36)

-0.01

(-0.14-0.11)

5-6

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

7+

0.34

(-0.04-0.72)

0.20

(-0.16-0.56)

0.31

(-0.09-0.71)

-0.11

(-0.28-0.06)

TL related characteristics

        

Who made decision for TL uptake

        

Respondent

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

Partner

0.58

(-0.70-1.86)

0.38

(-0.77-1.54)

0.33

(-0.62-1.27)

-0.40

(-1.35-0.34)

Jointly with partner

-0.22

(-0.64-0.20)

-0.42

(-0.80--0.03)*

0.14

(-0.32-0.60)

0.08

(-0.13-0.29)

Others (eg family)

-0.78

(-2.41-0.86)

-0.20

(-1.92-1.52)

2.86

(1.08-4.64)°

0.28

(-0.29-0.85)

Mean time to clinic - increase for each hour increase in time to clinic

0.06

(-0.18-0.31)

0.08

(-0.09-0.26)

-0.05

(-0.31-0.21)

-0.10

(-0.18--0.01)*

Mean time between procedure and interview (for each minute increase)

Not relevant to model

Not relevant to model

-0.01

(-0.02--0.01)+

>0.00

(0.00-0.00)*

Anxiety level when entering clinic

        

Not at all anxious

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

0.00

 

A little bit anxious

0.71

(0.30-1.13)+

0.62

(-0.31-0.96)+

0.37

(-0.03-0.77)

0.01

(-0.15-0.17)

Anxious

0.74

(0.12-1.36)*

0.71

(-0.09-1.44)

-0.02

(-0.90-0.85)

0.07

(-0.26-0.40)

Very anxious

-0.02

(-1.75-1.70)

-0.25

(-1.79-1.33)

-0.56

(-2.34-1.21)

0.14

(-0.24-0.52)

  1. +p≤0.001; °0.001 < p≤0.01; *0.01 < p≤0.05.
  2. aAll differences are adjusted for all other variables in this table.