Table 2 Socio-demographic information of the deceased women and the characteristics of maternal deaths
Characteristics | n | |
|---|---|---|
Marital status at the time of the death | Married | 12 |
Unmarried | 3 | |
The age difference between deceased women and their husbands | Age gap < 15 years | 10 |
Age gap > 15 years | 3 | |
Husbands age < wife’s age | 2 | |
Education level | No schooling | 1 |
Below primary education | 4 | |
Up to GCE O/L | 5 | |
Degree level | 2 | |
No data | 3 | |
Employment status of the deceased women according to ISCO | Housewives (unemployed) | 11 |
Skill level 2 in the government sector* | 2 | |
Skill level 1—elementary occupation | 2 | |
Employment status of the husband according to ISCO | Skill level 1—armed forces | 3 |
Skill level 1—elementary occupations | 8 | |
Skill level 2 in the government sector—clerical support workers | 2 | |
Skill level 2 in the private sector—clerical support worker | 2 | |
Family type when the death occurred | Nuclear family | 8 |
Extended family | 7 | |
Cause of maternal death | Maternal suicide | 4 |
Direct obstetric causes | 2 | |
Indirect causes | 6 | |
Under investigation/cause inconclusive | 3 | |
Time of the death | During antenatal period | 8 |
Post-abortion | 2 | |
Postpartum | 5 | |
Status of the child | Survived | 6 |
Not survived | 9 | |