Table 4 The relationship between fertility characteristics and state anxiety in primiparous women (n=300)

Pregnancy trimester

  First trimester

36.57 (9.00)

^*P= 49

  Second trimester

36.98 (9.01)

  Third trimester

41.45 (10.00)

Abortion history

  Yes

37.31 (9.83)

^**P= 0.87

  No

37.53 (9.45)

Whether or not the pregnancy was wanted from the women’s point of view?

  Wanted

37.30 (9.14)

^**P= 0.41

  Unwanted

39.19 (12.29)

Whether or not the sex of the fetus was wanted from the women’s point of view?

  Wanted

37.61 (9.06)

^***P= 0.43

  Unwanted

39.14 (11.56)

Whether or not the pregnancy was wanted from the spouse’s point of view?

  Wanted

37.46 (9.28)

^**P= 0.83

  Unwanted

37.86 (11.63)

Whether or not the sex of the fetus was wanted from the spouse’s point of view?

  Wanted

37.56 (9.21)

^*P= 0.28

  Unwanted

39.36 (11.05)

  uncertain

36.58 (9.24)