Table 2

Factors associated with Coercion Scale

Factors
N
Mean ± sd
EDS score
t59
p

Employment status




     Salaried
31
1.61 ± 2.39
- 2.29
0.03
     Trader, unskilled or casual work
30
3.10 ± 2.67


Decision making about important matters




     Woman and her husband
36
1.72 ± 1.56
-2.30
0.03
     Husband and or in-laws
25
3.24 ± 3.49


Pregnancy




     Welcome
51
2.09 ± 2.41
-1.68
0.09
     Inconvenient or unwelcome
10
3.60 ± 3.37


Decision to have this baby




     Woman and her husband
42
1.97 ± 2.43
-1.70
0.09
     Unplanned or decided by others
18
3.22 ± 2.96



Fisher et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2007 1:3   doi:10.1186/1752-4458-1-3