Table 5.
Comparison between women who did and did not seek care within 42 days after delivery in rural Hebei, China 2011(n = 1421) $
| |
Women sought care |
Women who did not seek care |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 342) | (n = 1079) | ||
| Maternal age, yr* |
27(24–30) |
27(25–30) |
0.436 |
| Maternal Hukou** |
|
|
1.000 |
| Urban |
3(0.88) |
11(1.03) |
|
| Rural |
336(99.12) |
1058(98.97) |
|
| Maternal education*** |
|
|
0.762 |
| Primary school |
15(4.45) |
56(5.29) |
|
| Junior high school |
269(79.82) |
857(81.00) |
|
| High school |
44(13.06) |
119(11.25) |
|
| College or above |
9(2.67) |
26(2.46) |
|
| Maternal occupation*** |
|
|
1.000 |
| Farmer |
257(75.82) |
812(75.96) |
|
| Worker/Staff |
7(2.06) |
22(2.06) |
|
| Housewife |
64(18.88) |
201(18.80) |
|
| Others |
11(3.24) |
34(3.18) |
|
| Family size* |
5(4–6) |
5(4–6) |
0.949 |
| Annual family income, Yuan* |
20000(10000–30000) |
20000(10000–30000) |
0.065 |
| Annual family consumption expenditure, Yuan* |
15000(10000–20000) |
15000(10000–20000) |
0.609 |
| Children’s gender*** |
|
|
0.959 |
| Male |
198(57.89) |
623(57.74) |
|
| Female | 144(42.11) | 456(42.26) |
$Continuous variables were expressed as median (Q1-Q3) and categorical variables were expressed as number (percentage).
*Two-sample wilcoxon rank-sum test was used to compare continuous variables between women who did and did not seek care within 42 days after delivery.
**Fisher exact test was used compare categorical variables between women who did and did not seek care within 42 days after delivery.
***Pearson chi-square test was used compare categorical variables between women who did and did not seek care within 42 days after delivery.