Table 1.
Selected survey results
| Reported care received | Fayoum (n=130*) | Luxor (n=53*) | Aswan (n=34*) | Overall (n=217*) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antenatal care | ||||
| Attendance | ||||
| Any antenatal care | 101/123 (82) | 44/53 (83) | 32/34 (94) | 177/211 (84) |
| Complete antenatal care | 20/123 (16) | 21/53 (40) | 28/34 (82) | 70/211 (33) |
| Provider | ||||
| From physician | 54/126 (43) | 44/53 (83) | 30/34 (88) | 128/213 (60) |
| From nurse | 24/126 (19) | 0/53 (0) | 2/34 (6) | 26/213 (12) |
| From daya | 3/126 (2) | 0/53 (0) | 0/34 (0) | 3/213 (1) |
| Intrapartum care | ||||
| Birth attendant | ||||
| Obstetrician | 19/124 (15) | 13/53 (25) | 21/34 (62) | 55/211 (26) |
| General practitioner | 2/124 (2) | 9/53 (17) | 7/34 (21) | 18/211 (9) |
| Nurse | 20/124 (16) | 0/53 (0) | 2/34 (6) | 22/211 (10) |
| Daya | 72/124 (58) | 16/53 (30) | 3/34 (9) | 91/211 (43) |
| Relatives/other | 5/124 (4) | 15/53 (28) | 1/34 (3) | 21/211 (10) |
| Clean delivery | ||||
| Washed hands before examination/delivery | 80/122 (66) | 45/53 (85) | 27/34 (79) | 152/209 (73) |
| If washed hands, used soap | 50/80 (63) | 18/37 (49) | 6/27 (22) | 74/144 (51) |
| If washed hands, used alcohol | 24/80 (30) | 18/37 (49) | 17/27 (63) | 59/144 (41) |
| Cleaned delivery instruments | 64/130 (49) | 27/53 (51) | 21/34 (62) | 112/217 (52) |
| Site of complicated deliveries | ||||
| Home | 13/28 (46) | 1/7 (14) | 0/8 (0) | 14/43 (33) |
| Private clinic/hospital | 8/28 (29) | 4/7 (57) | 2/8 (25) | 14/43 (33) |
| Public clinic/hospital | 7/28 (25) | 2/7 (29) | 6/8 (75) | 15/43 (35) |
| Use of forceps | ||||
| Obstetrician | 10/16 (63) | 4/5 (80) | 7/8 (88) | 21/29 (72) |
| General practitioner | 3/16 (19) | 1/5 (20) | 1/5 (20) | 5/29 (17) |
| Nurse | 0/16 (0) | 0/5 (0) | 0/8 (0) | 0/29 (0) |
| Daya | 2/16 (13) | 0/5 (0) | 0/8 (0) | 2/29 (7) |
| Advice | ||||
| Breastfeeding | 86/130 (66) | 28/53 (53) | 27/34 (79) | 141/217 (65) |
| Colostrum | 90/130 (69) | 19/53 (36) | 27/34 (79) | 136/217 (63) |
| Cord care | 77/130 (59) | 6/53 (11) | 17/34 (50) | 100/217 (46) |
| Skin care | 47/130 (36) | 8/53 (15) | 3/34 (9) | 58/217 (27) |
| Warmth provision | 66/130 (51) | 3/53 (6) | 14/34 (41) | 83/217 (38) |
| Newborn hygiene | 65/130 (50) | 9/53 (17) | 18/34 (53) | 92/217 (42) |
| Recognition of danger signs | 37/130 (28) | 1/53 (2) | 8/34 (24) | 46/217 (21) |
| Other | ||||
| Delay >1 hour in mother-newborn contact | 30/130 (23) | 12/53 (23) | 12/34 (35) | 126/217 (58) |
| Pulled cord to deliver the placenta | 13/130 (10) | 4/53 (8) | 7/34 (21) | 24/217 (11) |
| Birth injury | 5/115 (4) | 4/49 (8) | 5/30 (17) | 14/194 (7) |
| Limb problems | 1/116 (1) | 4/50 (8) | 0/33 (0) | 5/199 (3) |
| Postnatal care | ||||
| Umbilical cord care | ||||
| Sterile cord-cutting | 57/92 (62) | 37/47 (79) | 31/32 (97) | 125/171 (73) |
| Implement used for cutting cord | ||||
| New home razor | 35/127 (28) | 12/50 (24) | 1/33 (3) | 48/210 (23) |
| Used home razor | 2/127 (2) | 0/50 (0) | 0/33 (0) | 2/210 (1) |
| Attendant's razor | 22/127 (17) | 6/50 (12) | 1/33 (3) | 29/210 (14) |
| Attendant's scissors | 64/127 (50) | 32/50 (64) | 30/33 (91) | 126/210 (60) |
| Other | 4/127 (3) | 0/50 (0) | 1/33 (3) | 5/210 (2) |
| Sterile cord tying | 55/95 (58) | 31/40 (78) | 33/34 (97) | 119/169 (70) |
| Material used to tie off cord | ||||
| Attendant's clamp | 29/126 (23) | 3/47 (6) | 24/33 (73) | 56/206 (27) |
| Clamp from home | 1/126 (1) | 0/47 (0) | 2/33 (6) | 3/206 (1) |
| Attendant's thread | 61/126 (48) | 30/47 (64) | 4/33 (12) | 95/206 (46) |
| Thread from home | 34/126 (27) | 13/47 (28) | 2/33 (6) | 49/206 (24) |
| Other | 1/126 (0) | 1/47 (2) | 1/33 (3) | 3/206 (1) |
| Substance applied to cord | ||||
| Alcohol | 68/124 (55) | 17/50 (34) | 9/34 (26) | 94/208 (45) |
| Other disinfectant | 0/124 (0) | 9/50 (18) | 7/34 (21) | 16/208 (8) |
| Other | 17/124 (14) | 21/50 (42) | 9/34 (26) | 47/208 (23) |
| Nothing | 39/124 (34) | 3/50 (6) | 9/34 (26) | 51/208 (25) |
| Birth asphyxia intervention given | 31/129 (24) | 21/53 (40) | 12/34 (35) | 64/216 (30) |
| Newborn hung by legs | 3/31 (10) | 2/21 (10) | 4/12 (33) | 9/64 (14) |
| Mouth-to-mouth | 4/31 (13) | 2/21 (10) | 0/12 (0) | 6/64 (9) |
| Newborn weighed | 20/119 (17) | 4/50 (8) | 10/34 (29) | 34/203 (17) |
| Thermal control | ||||
| Delivery room warm | 96/126 (76) | 38/52 (73) | 13/30 (43) | 147/208 (71) |
| Dried/wrapped promptly | 116/118 (98) | 48/52 (92) | 34/34 (100) | 202/208 (97) |
| Baby felt cold | 24/106 (23) | 9/50 (18) | 8/32 (25) | 41/208 (20) |
| Postnatal visit by birth attendant | 100/117 (85) | 20/43 (47) | 22/34 (65) | 142/194 (73) |
*The number of respondents may be smaller than the total number, depending on total responding to a given question
Figures in parentheses indicate percentages