TABLE 1. Characteristics of individuals who delivered in hospital, by condition at discharge, Ecuador, 2015–2022.
|
Variable |
Maternal condition at time of hospital discharge |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Alive n = 1 118 535) |
Deceased (n = 307) |
Total (N = 1 118 842) |
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|
n |
% |
n |
% |
n |
% |
|
|
Mean (SD) age (years) |
26.07 (6.70) |
27.35 (6.96) |
26.07 (6.70) |
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|
Age group (years) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10–14 |
9 020 |
0.81 |
1 |
0.33 |
9 021 |
0.81 |
|
15–19 |
203 246 |
18.17 |
41 |
13.36 |
203 287 |
18.17 |
|
20–29 |
562 346 |
50.28 |
152 |
49.51 |
562 498 |
50.28 |
|
30–39 |
312 181 |
27.91 |
103 |
33.55 |
312 284 |
27.91 |
|
40–49 |
31 594 |
2.82 |
10 |
3.26 |
31 604 |
2.82 |
|
50–59 |
148 |
0.01 |
0 |
0.00 |
148 |
0.01 |
|
Ethnicity |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Mestizo |
965 216 |
86.29 |
224 |
72.96 |
965 440 |
86.29 |
|
Indigenous |
51 246 |
4.58 |
3 |
0.98 |
51 249 |
4.58 |
|
Afrodescendant |
11 903 |
1.06 |
1 |
0.33 |
11 904 |
1.06 |
|
Montubio |
3 188 |
0.29 |
1 |
0.33 |
3 189 |
0.29 |
|
White |
3 943 |
0.35 |
1 |
0.33 |
3 944 |
0.35 |
|
Other |
30 456 |
2.72 |
73 |
23.78 |
30 529 |
2.73 |
|
Unknown |
52 583 |
4.70 |
4 |
1.30 |
52 587 |
4.70 |
|
Area where health center located |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Urban |
1 083 817 |
96.90 |
304 |
99.02 |
1 084 121 |
96.90 |
|
Rural |
34 718 |
3.10 |
3 |
0.98 |
34 721 |
3.10 |
|
Health sector |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Public |
792 371 |
70.80 |
137 |
44.60 |
792 508 |
70.83 |
|
Private |
326 164 |
29.20 |
170 |
55.40 |
326 334 |
29.17 |
|
Area of residence |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Urban |
909 395 |
81.30 |
278 |
90.55 |
909 673 |
81.30 |
|
Rural |
209 140 |
18.70 |
29 |
9.45 |
209 169 |
18.70 |
|
Type of delivery |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Single vaginal delivery |
656 150 |
58.66 |
61 |
19.87 |
656 211 |
58.65 |
|
Multiple vaginal delivery |
429 |
0.04 |
0 |
0.00 |
429 |
0.04 |
|
Elective C-section |
92 839 |
8.30 |
10 |
3.26 |
92 849 |
8.30 |
|
Emergency C-section |
80 097 |
7.16 |
88 |
28.66 |
80 185 |
7.17 |
|
Multiple delivery by C-section |
2 773 |
0.25 |
0 |
0.00 |
2 773 |
0.25 |
|
Other delivery by C-section |
286 247 |
25.59 |
148 |
48.21 |
286 395 |
25.60 |
|
Hospital stay |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
≤24 hours |
529 040 |
47.30 |
197 |
64.20 |
529 237 |
47.30 |
|
≤48 hours |
397 550 |
35.50 |
71 |
23.10 |
397 621 |
35.50 |
|
>48 hours |
191 945 |
17.20 |
39 |
12.70 |
191 984 |
17.20 |
|
Year of discharge |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2015 |
161 271 |
14.42 |
13 |
4.23 |
161 284 |
14.42 |
|
2016 |
151 120 |
13.51 |
4 |
1.30 |
151 124 |
13.51 |
|
2017 |
157 490 |
14.08 |
9 |
2.93 |
157 499 |
14.08 |
|
2018 |
154 078 |
13.77 |
27 |
8.79 |
154 105 |
13.77 |
|
2019 |
141 318 |
12.63 |
25 |
8.14 |
141 343 |
12.63 |
|
2020 |
127 281 |
11.38 |
86 |
28.01 |
127 367 |
11.38 |
|
2021 |
112 056 |
10.02 |
95 |
30.94 |
112 151 |
10.02 |
|
2022 |
113 921 |
10.18 |
48 |
15.64 |
113 969 |
10.19 |
C-section: caesarean section; SD: standard deviation.
Source: Table prepared by the author based on analyses of data sets from the Statistical Registry of Hospital Beds and Discharges of the Ecuadorian National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (known as INEC).