Table 2.
Socio-demographic, obstetric and travel to care characteristics of pregnant women who presented with an obstetric emergency in Lagos, Nigeria
| Characteristics | Total ([%] N=3,134) | CS ([%] n=1,923) | SVD ([%] n=1,211) |
| Age group | |||
| 12-19 years | 76 (2.4) | 41 (2.1) | 35 (2.9) |
| 20-34 years | 2,322 (74.1) | 1,432 (74.5) | 890 (73.5) |
| 35-50 years | 736 (23.5) | 450 (23.4) | 286 (23.6) |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 133 (4.2) | 65 (3.4) | 68 (5.6) |
| Married | 3,001 (95.8) | 1,858 (96.6) | 1,143 (94.4) |
| Educational level attained (n=539) | |||
| Primary | 32 (5.9) | 19 (4.9) | 13 (8.5) |
| Secondary | 280 (52.0) | 188 (48.7) | 92 (60.1) |
| Tertiary | 227 (42.1) | 179 (46.4) | 48 (31.4) |
| Employment status | |||
| Unemployed/Housewife | 538 (17.2) | 340 (17.7) | 198 (16.4) |
| Student | 159 (5.1) | 79 (4.1) | 80 (6.6) |
| Self-employed (Petty-trader) | 1,416 (45.2) | 855 (44.5) | 561 (46.3) |
| Self-employed (Mid-high business) | 345 (11.0) | 225 (11.7) | 120 (9.9) |
| Employed | 676 (21.6) | 424 (22.1) | 252 (20.8) |
| Parity | |||
| Nulliparous (0) | 1,106 (35.3) | 749 (38.9) | 357 (29.5) |
| Multiparous (1-4) | 1,953 (62.3) | 1,136 (59.1) | 817 (67.5) |
| Grand-multiparous (5 or more) | 75 (2.4) | 38 (2.0) | 37 (3.1) |
| Number of gestation(s) | |||
| Singleton | 2,971 (94.8) | 1,805 (93.9) | 1,166 (96.3) |
| Multiple | 163 (5.2) | 118 (6.1) | 45 (3.7) |
| Booking status | |||
| Booked | 1,357 (43.3) | 941 (48.9) | 416 (34.4) |
| Un-booked | 1,777 (56.7) | 982 (51.1) | 795 (65.6) |
| Maternal complication | |||
| No maternal complication | 128 (4.1) | 65 (3.4) | 63 (5.2) |
| Obstructed labour | 956 (30.5) | 722 (37.6) | 234 (19.3) |
| Haemorrhage | 685 (21.9) | 312 (16.2) | 373 (30.8) |
| Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia | 884 (28.2) | 582 (30.3) | 302 (24.9) |
| Sepsis | 163 (5.2) | 33 (1.7) | 130 (10.7) |
| Others | 318 (10.2) | 209 (10.9) | 109 (9.0) |
| Member of dyad with complication (n=3,087) | |||
| Complications attributable to mother only | 861 (27.9) | 649 (34.3) | 212 (17.8) |
| Complications attributable to foetus only | 46 (1.5) | 6 (0.3) | 40 (3.3) |
| Complications attributable to mother and foetus | 2,180 (70.6) | 1,240 (65.4) | 940 (78.9) |
| Settlement type of place of residence | |||
| Urban | 688 (21.9) | 418 (21.7) | 270 (22.3) |
| Suburban | 1,730 (55.2) | 1,163 (60.5) | 567 (46.8) |
| Rural | 716 (22.8) | 342 (17.8) | 374 (30.9) |
| Weekend travel to facility | |||
| Yes | 727 (23.2) | 427 (22.2) | 300 (24.8) |
| No | 2,407 (76.8) | 1,496 (77.8) | 911 (75.2) |
| Period of day of travel to the facility (n=2,069) | |||
| Morning | 766 (37.0) | 475 (38.1) | 291 (35.4) |
| Afternoon | 544 (26.3) | 339 (27.2) | 205 (25.0) |
| Evening | 466 (22.5) | 265 (21.2) | 201 (24.5) |
| Night | 293 (14.2) | 169 (13.5) | 124 (15.1) |
| Referral | |||
| Not referred | 2,267 (72.3) | 1,383 (71.9) | 884 (73.0) |
| Referred | 867 (27.7) | 540 (28.1) | 327 (27.0) |
| Type of referral facility (N=867) | |||
| Another hospital (public) | 137 (15.8) | 108 (20.0) | 29 (8.8) |
| Another hospital (private | 173 (19.9) | 118 (21.9) | 55 (16.8) |
| Clinic | 64 (7.4) | 42 (7.8) | 22 (6.7) |
| Primary health centre | 377 (43.5) | 210 (39.0) | 167 (50.9) |
| Traditional birth attendant | 90 (10.4) | 48 (8.9) | 42 (12.8) |
| Nursing/maternity home | 6 (0.7) | 1 (0.2) | 5 (1.5) |
| Non-formal referral | 20 (2.3) | 12 (2.2) | 8 (2.4) |
| Type of facility of birth | |||
| Apex facility | 574 (18.3) | 366 (19.0) | 208 (17.2) |
| Non-apex facility | 2,560 (81.7) | 1,557 (81.0) | 1,003 (82.8) |