Table 1.
Background characteristics of selected informants compared to all women with severe maternal morbidity (near-miss) at four hospitals in the La Paz region of Bolivia, September 2006 to February 2007 (valid percentage).
| Characteristics | Informants n = 30 | Near-miss total n = 401 |
| Age (years) | ||
| < 20 | 3 (10) | 52 (13) |
| 20–35 | 22 (73) | 278 (70) |
| > 35 | 5 (17) | 69 (17) |
| Missing | 0 | 2 |
| Mean (SD) | 29 (6.6) | 28 (7.1) |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 6 (20) | 45 (12) |
| Co-habiting | 24 (80) | 335 (88) |
| Missing | 0 | 21 |
| Education | ||
| No formal education | 0 | 13 (3) |
| Primary (8 yrs) | 15 (50) | 136 (38) |
| Secondary (12 yrs) | 12 (40) | 161 (45) |
| Higher (> 12 yrs) | 3 (10) | 50 (14) |
| Missing | 0 | 41 |
| Residency | ||
| La Paz | 8 (27) | 137 (34) |
| El Alto | 16 (53) | 193 (48) |
| Rural | 6 (20) | 70 (18) |
| Missing | 0 | 1 |
| Parity | ||
| 0 | 12 (40) | 118 (30) |
| 1–4 | 14 (47) | 224 (56) |
| > 4 | 4 (13) | 57 (14) |
| Missing | 0 | 2 |
| Median (Range) | 2 (0–7) | 2 (0–12) |
| Antenatal control | ||
| 0 | 9 (30) | 100 (27) |
| 1–3 | 8 (27) | 95 (25) |
| > 3 | 13 (43) | 179 (48) |
| Missing | 0 | 27 |
| Median (Range) | 2.5 (0–9) | 3 (0–16) |