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Table 3 Obstetric history of female respondents

From: Knowledge of safe motherhood among women in rural communities in northern Nigeria: implications for maternal mortality reduction

 

Birnin Gwari cluster (n=270)

Kunchi cluster (n=270)

P-value

 

N (%)

N (%)

 

Parity

Once

25 (9.3%)

31 (11.5%)

0.156

 

2 - 5

126 (46.7%)

142 (52.6%)

 
 

>5

119 (44.1%)

97 (35.9%)

 

Number of deliveries that were facility-based deliveries

Once

60 (22.2%)

56 (20.7%)

0.727

 

2 - 5

33 (12.2%)

30 (11.1%)

 
 

>5

6 (2.2%)

10 (3.7%)

 
 

Never

171 (63.4%)

174 (64.5%)

 

Experience of maternal complication during most recent pregnancy/delivery

Yes

66 (24.4%)

99 (36.7%)

0.003

 

No

204 (75.6%)

171 (63.3%)

 

Attendance at ANC visits during most recent pregnancy

Yes

176 (65.2%)

217 (80.4%)

<0.001

 

No

94 (34.8%)

53 (19.6%)

 

Number of ANC visits to health facility during most recent pregnancy

No ANC Visits

94 (34.8%)

53 (19.6%)

<0.001

 

One ANC Visits

16 (5.9%)

10 (3.7%)

 
 

Two ANC Visits

16 (5.9%)

24 (8.9%)

 
 

Three ANCVisits

15 (5.6%)

40 (14.8%)

 
 

Four or More ANC Visits

129 (47.8%)

143 (53.0%)

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