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Table 1 Demographic characteristics

From: Does socioeconomic factors and healthcare coverage affect postpartum sterilization uptake in an urban, tertiary hospital?

 

Total

n (%)

Postpartum sterilization

n (%)

Non-postpartum sterilization

n (%)

n (%)

4482 (100)

797 (17.78)

3685 (82.22)

Health care coverage

Social security

2810 (62.70)

478 (17.01)

2332 (82.99)

Self-paid

287 (6.40)

58 (20.21)

229 (79.79)

Universal coverage

908 (20.26)

171 (18.83)

737 (81.17)

Hospital officer

139 (3.10)

32 (23.02)

107 (76.98)

Government officer

338 (7.54)

58 (17.16)

280 (82.84)

Reimbursement status

Not reimbursed for sterilization

3097 (69.10)

536 (17.31)

2561 (82.69)

Reimbursed for sterilization

1385 (30.90)

261 (18.84)

1124 (81.16)

Age (years)

 ≤ 19

121 (2.70)

1 (0.83)

120 (99.17)

20–24

516 (11.51)

30 (5.81)

486 (94.19)

25–29

1107 (24.70)

170 (15.36)

937 (84.64)

30–34

1346 (30.03)

224 (16.64)

1122 (83.36)

35–49

1120 (24.99)

278 (24.82)

842 (75.18)

40–44

261 (5.82)

90 (34.48)

171 (65.52)

 ≥ 45

11 (0.25)

4 (36.36)

7 (63.64)

Marital status

Married

3121 (69.67)

557 (17.85)

2564 (82.15)

Single

1176 (26.25)

181 (15.39)

995 (84.61)

Others/missing

183 (4.08)

59 (32.24)

124 (67.76)

Parity

1

1990 (44.40)

19 (0.95)

1971 (99.05)

2

1522 (33.96)

394 (25.89)

1128 (74.11)

3

651 (14.52)

256 (39.32)

395 (60.68)

 ≥ 4

319 (7.12)

128 (40.13)

191 (59.87)

Route of delivery

Vaginal delivery

2191 (48.94)

167 (7.62)

2024 (92.38)

Cesarean section

2286 (51.06)

630 (27.56)

1656 (72.44)

Gestational age

22–28

65 (1.45)

5 (7.69)

60 (92.31)

 > 28–34

232 (5.18)

40 (17.24)

192 (82.76)

 > 34–36

417 (9.30)

96 (23.02)

321 (76.98)

 > 36

3768 (84.07)

656 (17.41)

3112 (82.59)

Birthweight

Very low birth weight (< 1500 g)

142 (3.17)

11 (7.75)

131 (92.25)

Low birth weight (1500–2500 g)

538 (12.00)

97 (18.03)

441 (81.97)

Normal birth weight (2500–4000 g)

3738 (83.40)

672 (17.98)

3066 (82.02)

High birth weight (> 4000 g)

64 (1.43)

17 (26.56)

47 (73.44)