Table 1 Characteristics of women's reproductive history by pregnancy outcome, as recorded in the hospital or the exit interview.
Near-miss | Uncomplicated delivery | Stat Sig (p) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Induced abortion | Natural abortion | Perinatal death | Live birth | ||||||||
Age No of respondents | 18 | 46 | 73 | 199 | 675 | ||||||
No & % for age <20 years | 6 | 33.3% | 10 | 21.7% | 12 | 16.4% | 46 | 23.1% | 127 | 18.8% | 0.5 |
20-24 | 3 | 16.7% | 11 | 23.9% | 24 | 32.9% | 61 | 30.7% | 206 | 30.5% | |
25-29 | 4 | 22.2% | 8 | 17.4% | 18 | 24.7% | 37 | 18.6% | 166 | 24.6% | |
30-34 | 4 | 22.2% | 9 | 19.6% | 8 | 11.0% | 28 | 14.1% | 107 | 15.9% | |
35 & over | 1 | 5.6% | 8 | 17.4% | 11 | 15.1% | 27 | 13.6% | 68 | 10.2% | |
Mean | 24.4 | 26.7 | 25.8 | 25.3 | 25.6 | ||||||
Parity (including this pregnancy) No of respondents | 18 | 46 | 74 | 199 | 676 | ||||||
No & % for parity 0-1 deliveries | 13 | 72.2% | 19 | 41.3% | 34 | 45.9% | 91 | 45.7% | 252 | 37.3% | |
2-4 | 3 | 16.7% | 19 | 41.3% | 26 | 35.1% | 74 | 37.2% | 306 | 45.3% | |
5+ | 2 | 11.1% | 8 | 17.4% | 14 | 18.9% | 34 | 17.1% | 118 | 17.5% | 0.06 |
Mean | 1.50 | 2.33 | 2.45 | 2.67 | 2.68 | ||||||
Gravidity (including this pregnancy) No of respondents | 18 | 46 | 74 | 199 | 676 | ||||||
No & % for gravidity 0-1 pregnancies | 6 | 33.3% | 11 | 23.9% | 21 | 28.4% | 82 | 41.2% | 218 | 32.2% | |
2-4 | 9 | 50.0% | 21 | 45.7% | 32 | 43.2% | 77 | 38.7% | 326 | 48.2% | |
5+ | 3 | 16.7% | 14 | 30.4% | 21 | 28.4% | 40 | 20.1% | 132 | 19.5% | 0.09 |
Mean | 2.61 | 3.67 | 3.45 | 2.88 | 2.93 | ||||||
Early pregnancy losses and stillbirths (excluding this pregnancy) No of respondents | 18 | 46 | 74 | 199 | 674 | ||||||
No & % for losses & stillbirth 0 | 16 | 88.9% | 34 | 73.9% | 53 | 71.6% | 153 | 76.9% | 514 | 76.3% | |
1 | 2 | 11.1% | 9 | 19.6% | 14 | 18.9% | 38 | 19.1% | 132 | 19.6% | 0.6 |
2+ | 0 | 0.0% | 3 | 6.5% | 7 | 9.5% | 8 | 4.0% | 28 | 4.2% | |
Mean | 0.11 | 0.41 | 0.41 | 0.28 | 0.29 | ||||||
Children Alive at time of interview No of respondents | 18 | 46 | 74 | 199 | 675 | ||||||
No & % for children alive 0-1 | 14 | 77.8% | 25 | 54.3% | 41 | 55.4% | 101 | 50.8% | 272 | 40.3% | |
2-4 | 3 | 16.7% | 17 | 37.0% | 24 | 32.4% | 73 | 36.7% | 324 | 48.0% | |
5+ | 1 | 5.6% | 4 | 8.7% | 9 | 12.2% | 25 | 12.6% | 79 | 11.7% | 0.003 |
Mean children alive | 1.17 | 1.85 | 1.91 | 2.25 | 2.38 | ||||||
Wish for (more) children No of respondents | 18 | 46 | 73 | 198 | 668 | ||||||
No & % desiring more children | 16 | 88.9% | 36 | 78.3% | 49 | 67.1% | 124 | 62.6% | 450 | 67.4% | 0.08 |
Gender balance of children No of respondents (only those with one or more children alive) | 11 | 30 | 48 | 195 | 671 | ||||||
No & % happy with balance | 8 | 72.7% | 20 | 66.7% | 30 | 62.5% | 143 | 73.3% | 506 | 75.4% | 0.3 |
Intention at exit interview to use a contraceptive method No of respondents | 18 | 46 | 74 | 199 | 675 | ||||||
No & % intending to use | 15 | 83.3% | 27 | 58.7% | 48 | 64.9% | 133 | 66.8% | 465 | 68.9% | 0.3 |
Female circumcision 1 No examined | 13 | 41 | 57 | 141 | 523 | ||||||
No & % with no excision | 3 | 23.1% | 4 | 9.8% | 7 | 12.3% | 24 | 17.0% | 78 | 14.9% | 0.5 |
excision at 1st degree | 1 | 7.7% | 4 | 9.8% | 2 | 3.5% | 11 | 7.8% | 43 | 8.2% | |
at 2nd degree | 9 | 69.2% | 27 | 65.9% | 42 | 73.7% | 96 | 68.1% | 373 | 71.3% | |
at 3rd degree | 0 | 0.0% | 6 | 14.6% | 6 | 10.5% | 10 | 7.1% | 29 | 5.5% | |