Table 8 Social support after stillbirth descriptive statistics at ego level
Variable | Category | KR001 N (%) | NF004 N (%) | NH005 N (%) | NE007 N (%) | NK008 N (%) | NJ009 N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count on alter for support | Not at all | 4 (20) | 8 (40) | 8 (40) | 5 (25) | 6 (30) | 7 (35) |
A little bit | 8 (40) | 6 (30) | 11 (55) | 10 (50) | 12 (60) | 10 (50) | |
Very much | 8 (40) | 6 (30) | 1 (5) | 5 (25) | 2 (10) | 3 (15) | |
Type of social support | Material (yes) | 9 (45) | 8 (40) | 6 (30) | 17 (85) | 14 (70) | 2 (10) |
Financial (yes) | 4 (20) | 9 (45) | 8 (40) | 18 (90) | 17 (85) | 3 (15) | |
Emotional (yes) | 17 (85) | 19 (95) | 20 (100) | 20 (100) | 19 (95) | 20 (100) | |
Instrumental (yes) | 10 (50) | 9 (45) | 9 (45) | 18 (90) | 13 (65) | 6 (30) | |
Information (yes) | 17 (85) | 20 (100) | 14 (70) | 17 (85) | 15 (75) | 9 (45) | |
Frequency of contact | About every day | 9 (45) | 2 (10) | 4 (20) | 6 (30) | 3 (15) | 6 (30) |
Once a week | 3 (15) | 13 (65) | 8 (40) | 6 (30) | 11 (55) | 4 (20) | |
Once a month | 4 (20) | 3 (15) | 7 (35) | 7 (35) | 4 (20) | 5 (25) | |
Once in 3Â months | 2 (10) | 2 (10) | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 1 (5) | 5 (25) | |
Once in 6 months | 2 (10) | – | – | – | 1 (5) | – | |
Emotional closeness | Not at all | 6 (30) | 2 (10) | 10 (50) | 5 (25) | 6 (30) | 4 (20) |
Somewhat close | 7 (35) | 11 (55) | 8 (40) | 9 (45) | 12 (60) | 11 (55) | |
Very close | 7 (35) | 7 (35) | 2 (10) | 6 (30) | 2 (10) | 5 (25) | |
How alter got to know about stillbirth news | Told them myself | 8 (40) | 9 (45) | 5 (25) | 3 (15) | 3 (15) | 4 (20) |
Knew by themselves | 2 (10) | 1 (5) | 2 (10) | 1 (5) | 6 (30) | 6 (30) | |
Through network members | 7 (35) | 10 (50) | 13 (65) | 16 (80) | 11 (55) | 10 (50) | |
Other means | 3 (15) | – | – | – | – | – | |
Change in friendship after stillbirth | As before | 11 (55) | 11 (55) | 11 (55) | 7 (35) | 13 (65) | 18 (90) |
Better now | 8 (40) | 9 (45) | 8 (40) | 13 (65) | 7 (35) | 2 (10) | |
Worse than before | 1 (5) | – | 1 (5) | – | – | – |