Table 1.
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of women studied by facility
| Variable | Frequency | % | UCH, n (SD) | Adeoyo, n (SD) | PHC, n (SD) | Chi square (P value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||||||
| <25 | 196 | 23.3 | 11 (4.4) | 78 (26.5) | 107 (36.8) | 108.181 (<0.001) |
| 25–29 | 300 | 35.6 | 85 (34.3) | 112 (38.1) | 103 (35.4) | |
| 30–34 | 208 | 24.7 | 95 (38.3) | 73 (24.8) | 40 (13.7) | |
| ≥35 | 129 10 |
15.3 1.2 |
57 (23.0) | 31 (10.5) | 41 (14.1) | |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary or lower | 18 | 2.1 | 12 (4.8) | 55 (18.9) | 128 (44.8) | 406.493 (<0.001) |
| Secondary | 177 | 21.0 | 27 (10.7) | 153 (52.9) | 144 (50.3) | |
| Tertiary | 324 310 14 |
38.4 36.8 1.7 |
213 (84.5) | 83 (28.5) | 14 (4.9) | |
| Occupation | ||||||
| Trader | 403 | 47.8 | 60 (24.0) | 161 (55.5) | 182 (64.1) | 216.509 (<0.001) |
| Artisan | 150 | 17.8 | 22 (8.8) | 60 (20.7) | 68 (23.9) | |
| Civil servant | 146 | 17.3 | 84 (33.6) | 35 (12.1) | 27 (9.5) | |
| Banker | 85 | 10.1 | 52 (20.8) | 31 (10.7) | 2 (0.7) | |
| Others | 40 19 |
4.7 2.3 |
32 (12.8) | 3 (1.0) | 5 (1.8) | |
| Religion | ||||||
| Christianity | 337 | 40.0 | 175 (70.0) | 109 (37.2) | 53 (18.5) | 149.302 (<0.001) |
| Islam | 493 13 |
58.5 1.5 |
75 (30.0) | 184 (62.8) | 234 (81.5) | |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Yoruba | 781 | 92.6 | 218 (86.2) | 283 (96.9) | 280 (97.2) | 35.802 (<0.001) |
| Others | 52 10 |
6.2 1.2 |
35 (13.8) | 9 (3.1) | 8 (2.8) | |
| Total pregnancies | ||||||
| One | 287 | 34.0 | 99 (39.9) | 105 (36.1) | 83 (29.2) | 16.266 (=0.012) |
| Two | 190 | 22.5 | 64 (25.8) | 68 (23.4) | 58 (20.4) | |
| Three | 152 | 18.0 | 37 (14.9) | 57 (19.6) | 58 (20.4) | |
| Four or more | 194 20 |
23.0 2.4 |
48 (19.4) | 61 (21.0) | 85 (29.9) | |
| History of stillbirths | ||||||
| Yes | 133 | 15.8 | 46 (17.9) | 40 (13.6) | 47 (16.2) | 130.84 (<0.001) |
| No | 341 | 40.5 | 121 (47.1) | 173 (58.6) | 47 (16.2) | |
| Others | 369 | 43.8 | 90 (35.0) | 82 (27.8) | 197 (67.7) | |
| Previous CS | ||||||
| Yes | 67 | 7.9 | 45 (17.5) | 15 (5.1) | 7 (2.4) | 47.641 (<0.001) |
| No | 776 | 92.1 | 212 (82.5) | 28 (94.9) | 284 (97.6) | |
Abbreviations: CS, cesarean section; PHC, primary health care; UCH, University College Hospital; SD, standard deviation.