Table 2 Intermediate maternal health outcomes by period of delivery before and after the start of the intervention
Intermediate outcomes | Period | P value for trend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre-intervention (Feb 2011–Jul 2012) | Early intervention (Aug 2012–Dec 2013) | Late intervention (Jan 2014–Mar 2015) | ||
% (n = 334) | % (n = 327) | % (n = 338) | ||
Number of pregnancy danger signs mentioned | 0.186 | |||
0 | 23.6 | 28.0 | 22.1 | |
1–2 | 54.8 | 45.1 | 39.3 | |
≥ 3 | 21.6 | 26.9 | 38.6 | |
Perceived quality of care at nearest facility | <0.001 | |||
Average/poor/don’t know | 37.3 | 34.0 | 22.9 | |
Good | 47.3 | 42.0 | 41.4 | |
Very good | 15.4 | 24.0 | 35.7 | |
Maternal health attitude score tertiles | <0.001 | |||
Low | 44.9 | 28.5 | 17.8 | |
Medium | 34.0 | 34.1 | 40.7 | |
High | 21.1 | 37.4 | 41.5 | |
Number of birth preparation actions* | 0.003 | |||
0 | 49.1 | 37.8 | 33.7 | |
1 | 38.8 | 44.9 | 47.4 | |
≥ 2 | 12.1 | 17.3 | 18.9 | |