Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants
|
Characteristics |
Cases |
Controls |
|---|---|---|
| n = 77(%) | n = 205(%) | |
|
Age group | ||
| ≤ 19 years |
5(6.5) |
32(15.6) |
| 20-34 years |
58(75.3) |
153(72.5) |
| ≥ 35 years |
14(18.2) |
20(9.8) |
| Married |
72(93.5) |
194(94.6) |
| Secondary education and above |
15(19.5) |
68(33.2) |
| Para 5 and above |
29(37.7) |
29(14.1) |
| Living within a distance of 5 km from health facility |
1(1.3) |
26(12.9) |
| ANC attendance |
57(74) |
168(82) |
|
Place of antenatal | ||
| Hospital |
13(22.9) |
69(41.1) |
| Health centre |
42(73.7) |
87(51.8) |
| TBA |
1(1.8) |
3(1.8) |
| Referred from facility |
38(36.4) |
28(14.0) |
| Partograph used during labour |
1(1.3) |
42(20.5) |
| Previous caesarean section |
28(36.4) |
20(9.8) |
| Use of herbs in during labour | 27(35.1) | 7(3.4) |
ANC Antenatal care, TBA Traditional birth attendant.