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Table 4 Mean scores of experience of care indicators by severe obstetric complications in Ghana and Rural Kenya, n = 1404

From: Associations between self-reported obstetric complications and experience of care: a secondary analysis of survey data from Ghana, Kenya, and India

 

Mean scores (SD) of women with no complications

(n = 1058)

Mean scores (SD) of women with mild complications

(n = 110)

Mean scores (SD) of women with severe complications

(n = 236)

P-value

Supportive care, mean (SD)

68.0 (14.1)

66.2 (14.6)

64.3 (15.8)

0.00

Time to care

2.33 (0.87)

2.36 (0.86)

2.16 (1.08)

0.04

Labor support

1.88 (1.12)

1.75 (1.14)

1.96 (1.23)

0.28

Delivery support

0.81 (1.14)

0.45 (0.87)

0.50 (0.97)

0.00

Talked about feeling

1.61 (1.05)

1.66 (1.04)

1.54 (1.14)

0.55

Support anxiety

1.64 (1.16)

1.66 (1.17)

1.51 (1.21)

0.28

Attention when need help

2.09 (0.90)

2.25 (0.84)

2.04 (1.06)

0.14

Took best care

2.34 (0.74)

2.39 (0.69)

2.25 (0.94)

0.19

Control pain

1.41 (1.18)

1.82 (1.20)

1.58 (1.18)

0.00

Trust

2.33 (0.77)

2.4 (0.78)

2.31 (0.92)

0.61

Enough staff present

2.05 (1.01)

2.01 (0.93)

2.09 (1.01)

0.77

Crowded

1.90 (1.10)

1.86 (1.04)

1.71 (1.11)

0.06

Clean environment

2.02 (0.47)

1.95 (0.30)

2.05 (0.44)

0.16

Water at facility

2.45 (0.79)

2.42 (0.75)

2.36 (0.90)

0.30

Electricity at facility

2.47 (0.78)

2.64 (0.62)

2.56 (0.84)

0.04

Felt safe at facility

2.50 (0.72)

2.56 (0.76)

2.53 (0.78)

0.64

Communication and autonomy

42.7 (20.6)

47.9 (22.8)

47.1 (22.1)

0.00

Introduce self

0.46 (0.87)

0.45 (0.84)

0.34 (0.77)

0.15

Called by name

1.57 (1.23)

1.44 (1.15)

1.75 (1.27)

0.05

Involvement in care

1.81 (1.17)

1.66 (1.10)

1.56 (1.24)

0.01

Consent to procedures

1.54 (1.22)

1.79 (1.22)

1.44 (1.30)

0.05

Delivery position choice

0.77 (1.06)

0.94 (1.14)

0.80 (1.12)

0.28

Language

2.52 (0.74)

2.6 (0.68)

2.53 (0.86)

0.57

Explain exams/ procedures

1.55 (1.20)

1.17 (1.20)

1.45 (1.23)

0.01

Explain medicines

1.65 (1.20)

1.54 (1.30)

1.34 (1.27)

0.00

Able to ask questions

1.50 (1.14)

1.36 (1.10)

1.37 (1.23)

0.18

Dignity and respect domain

79.9 (18.2)

82.8 (18.0)

82.5 (18.6)

0.03

Treated with respect

2.37 (0.79)

2.15 (0.85)

2.33 (0.86)

0.03

Friendly

2.33 (0.81)

2.15 (0.86)

2.28 (0.92)

0.09

Verbal abuse

2.79 (0.61)

2.66 (0.79)

2.63 (0.88)

0.00

Physical abuse

2.93 (0.36)

2.88 (0.48)

2.82 (0.60)

0.00

Visual privacy (were covered)

2.28 (1.09)

2.44 (0.93)

2.33 (1.07)

0.30

Record confidentiality

2.29 (0.86)

2.6 (0.77)

2.44 (0.87)

0.00

Additional experience of care indicators

Bribe

2.90 (0.41)

2.89 (0.41)

2.80 (0.54)

0.01

Lack of privacy during discussions

2.14 (1.10)

2.08 (1.15)

2.26 (1.07)

0.24

Providers ask about pain

1.51 (1.12)

1.69 (1.11)

1.62 (1.19)

0.15

attention during stay at facility

2.16 (0.84)

2.27 (0.81)

2.09 (0.99)

0.19

Allowed to eat and drink

1.46 (1.16)

1.67 (1.17)

1.75 (1.19)

0.00

Patient forced to stay

2.91 (0.40)

2.93 (0.40)

2.90 (0.43)

0.81

Patient treated differently

2.90 (0.44)

2.95 (0.27)

2.83 (0.60)

0.04

Providers showed care

2.34 (0.79)

2.31 (0.83)

2.35 (0.83)

0.91

  1. Bold = statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences