Table 6.
Questions where SBA's responses differ from TBA's and lay women's
| Question text | Agreement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| SBAs | TBAs | Lay women | |
| Alga batas-related | |||
| Is alga batas a cause of excessive, life-threatening bleeding?∗ | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.84 |
| Is alga batas a cause of bleeding with clots?∗ | 0.07 | 0.73 | 0.80 |
| Is alga batas a cause of forceful bleeding?∗ | 0.07 | 0.78 | 0.76 |
| Is alga batas a cause of continuous bleeding?∗ | 0.00 | 0.78 | 0.88 |
| Is alga batas a cause of dark ashy bleeding?∗ | 0.00 | 0.86 | 0.85 |
| Are bleeding problems caused by alga batas treated with amulets or blessings? | 0.29 | 0.78 | 0.96 |
| When a bleeding problem is caused by alga batas, does the family seek the help of a ‘big' doctor (at the health clinic)? | 0.86 | 0.38 | 0.23 |
| When a bleeding problem is caused by alga batas, does the family seek the help of akobiraj? | 0.29 | 0.73 | 0.96 |
| Is a bleeding problem caused by alga batas treated by having a woman breastfeed her baby immediately after delivery? | 0.50 | 0.08 | 0.07 |
| Atonic uterus-related | |||
| Is mouth of womb not closing (atonic uterus) treated by having a woman breastfeed immediately after delivery?∗ | 0.93 | 0.32 | 0.26 |
| Is mouth of womb not closing (atonic uterus) treated by firmly massaging a woman's lower abdomen?∗ | 0.93 | 0.24 | 0.37 |
| Retained placenta-related | |||
| Is retained placenta a cause of forceful bleeding?∗ | 0.93 | 0.32 | 0.37 |
| Is retained placenta a cause of bleeding with clots?∗ | 0.93 | 0.16 | 0.24 |
| Is retained placenta a cause of excessive, life-threatening bleeding?∗ | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.45 |
| Is retained placenta a cause of continuous bleeding?† | 0.93 | 0.30 | 0.41 |
| Is retained placenta a cause of too little bleeding?† | 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.51 |
| Is retained placenta treated by having a woman breastfeed immediately after delivery?∗ | 1.00 | 0.30 | 0.21 |
| Other | |||
| Is bleeding to cleanse the womb of old blood after birth necessary for the woman to be healthy?∗ | 0.29 | 0.95 | 0.92 |
| Do women who have a lot of children have a greater chance to have excessive, life-threatening bleeding at the time of birth? | 1.00 | 0.32 | 0.14 |
∗Significant difference between both SBAs and TBAs and between SBAs and lay women
†Significant difference between SBAs and TBAs only. All others significant between SBAs and lay women only. Agreement among 14 SBAs for valuesw≡ or ≥0.93 and ≡ or ≤0.07; among 37 TBAs for values ≥ 0.78 and ≤ 0.22 and among 98 lay women for values ≥ 0.73 and ≤0.27, where agree ‘yes' (dark grey) and agree ‘no' (light gray)
SBA=Skilled birth attendant; TBA=Traditional birth attendant