Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 7681)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Out of pocket payment | |
Yes | 1459 (19.0) |
No | 6222 (81.0) |
Type of health facility | |
Hospital | 5323 (69.3) |
Health center/clinic/CHPS | 2358 (30.7) |
Forceps or vacuum delivery | |
Yes | 292 (3.8) |
No | 7386 (96.2) |
Blood transfusion during delivery | |
Yes | 415 (5.4) |
No | 7263 (94.6) |
Intravenous infusion during delivery | |
Yes | 4399 (57.3) |
No | 3279 (42.7) |
Length of stay after deliverya | |
24 hours | 3533 (46.0) |
Two to seven days | 3779 (49.2) |
More than a week | 369 (4.8) |
Delivery by caesarean section | |
Yes | 1236 (16.1) |
No | 6442 (83.9) |
Place of residence | |
Urban | 4094 (53.3) |
Rural | 3587 (46.7) |
Age Category in years | |
15–19 | 384 (5.0) |
20–34 | 5054 (65.8) |
35–49 | 2243 (29.2) |
Parity | |
Primiparous | 2097 (27.3) |
Multiparous | 5584 (72.7) |
Education | |
No formal education | 1475 (19.2) |
Primary education | 1390 (18.1) |
Secondary education | 4301 (56.0) |
Higher education | 515 (6.7) |
Wealth | |
Poor | 2773 (36.1) |
Middle | 1674 (21.8) |
Rich | 3234 (42.1) |