The Chichewa Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire: a factor analytic study for postpartum women in Malawi

The Chichewa Wijma delivery expectancy/experience questionnaire: a factor analytic study for postpartum women in Malawi

Objective To test the validity and reliability of the Chichewa Wijma Delivery Expectancy/Experience Questionnaire (W-DEQ) in Malawian postpartum women. Methods A cross-sectional study of postnatal women (N= 415) at 1 day after vaginal birth was conducted at a district hospital in Malawi. The W-DEQ,...

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Main Authors: Madalitso Khwepeya, Roselyn Chipojola, Kaboni Whitney Gondwe, Hui-Chuan Huang, Shu-Yu Kuo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-10-01
Series:Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology
Subjects:
fear of birth
wijma delivery experience questionnaire
postpartum
principal component analysis
confirmatory factor analysis
malawi
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2022.2126309

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