Table 4 Sterilization uptake before and during COVID-19 pandemic
Factor | Pre-COVID | During COVID | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Sterilization rate n (%) | n (%) | Sterilization rate n (%) | |
n (%) | 2328 (100) | 413 (17.74) | 2154 (100) | 384 (17.83) |
Health care coverage | ||||
Social security | 1480 (63.57) | 265 (17.91) | 1330 (61.75) | 213 (16.02) |
Self-paid | 135 (5.80) | 22 (16.30) | 152 (7.06) | 36 (23.68) |
Universal coverage | 504 (21.65) | 86 (17.06) | 404 (18.76) | 85 (21.04) |
Hospital officer | 51 (2.19) | 14 (27.45) | 88 (4.09) | 18 (20.45) |
Government officer | 158 (6.79) | 26 (16.46) | 180 (8.36) | 32 (17.78) |
Reimbursement | ||||
Not reimbursed for sterilization | 1615 (69.37) | 287 (17.77) | 1482 (68.80) | 249 (16.80) |
Reimbursed for sterilization | 713 (30.63) | 126 (17.67) | 672 (31.20) | 135 (20.09) |
Age (years) | ||||
≤ 19 | 86 (3.69) | 1 (1.16) | 35 (1.62) | – |
20–24 | 267 (11.47) | 19 (7.12) | 249 (11.56) | 11 (4.42) |
25–29 | 593 (25.47) | 92 (15.51) | 514 (23.86) | 78 (15.18) |
30–34 | 689 (29.60) | 108 (15.67) | 657 (30.50) | 116 (17.66) |
35–49 | 552 (23.71) | 137 (24.82) | 568 (26.37) | 141 (24.82) |
40–44 | 135 (5.80) | 53 (39.26) | 126 (5.85) | 37 (29.37) |
≥ 45 | 6 (0.26) | 3 (50.00) | 5 (0.23) | 1 (20.00) |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 1637 (70.35) | 297 (18.14) | 1484 (68.93) | 260 (17.52) |
Single | 589 (25.31) | 83 (14.09) | 587 (27.26) | 98 (16.70) |
Others/missing | 101 (4.34) | 33 (32.67) | 82 (3.81) | 26 (31.71) |
Parity | ||||
1 | 1026 (44.07) | 9 (0.88) | 964 (44.75) | 10 (1.04) |
2 | 780 (33.51) | 197 (25.26) | 742 (34.45) | 197 (26.55) |
3 | 343 (14.73) | 136 (39.65) | 308 (14.30) | 120 (38.96) |
≥ 4 | 179 (7.69) | 71 (39.66) | 140 (6.50) | 57 (40.71) |
Route of delivery | ||||
Vaginal delivery | 1150 (49.44) | 86 (7.48) | 1041 (48.40) | 81 (7.78) |
Cesarean section | 1176 (50.56) | 327 (27.81) | 1110 (51.60) | 303 (27.30) |
Gestational age | ||||
22–28 | 37 (1.59) | 2 (5.41) | 28 (1.30) | 3 (10.71) |
> 28–34 | 121 (5.20) | 24 (19.83) | 111 (5.15) | 16 (14.41) |
> 34–36 | 235 (10.09) | 56 (23.83) | 182 (8.45) | 40 (21.98) |
> 36 | 1935 (83.12) | 331 (17.11) | 1833 (85.10) | 325 (17.73) |
Birthweight | ||||
< 1500 g | 76 (3.26) | 4 (5.26) | 66 (3.06) | 7 (10.61) |
1500–2500 g | 276 (11.86) | 52 (18.84) | 262 (12.16) | 45 (17.18) |
2500–4000 g | 1943 (83.46) | 347 (17.86) | 1795 (83.33) | 325 (18.11) |
> 4000 g | 33 (1.42) | 10 (30.30) | 31 (1.44) | 7 (22.58) |