Table 2.
Comparison of antenatal and delivery care indicators for 453 neonatal deaths with those of the general population, Niger, 2007–2010
| Neonatal deaths | Comparison data* | χ2 | P–value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Characteristics |
N |
% |
N |
% |
||
|
Antenatal care:† | ||||||
| At least 1 visit |
336 |
74.1 |
3269 |
83.7 |
25.7 |
<0.001 |
| 4+ visits |
140 |
31.6 |
1275 |
32.6 |
0.2 |
0.671 |
|
Antenatal care content:† | ||||||
| Blood pressure |
249 |
75.1 |
2432 |
74.4 |
0.1 |
0.81 |
| Urine test |
86 |
25.7 |
1252 |
38.3 |
20.8 |
<0.001 |
| Blood test |
129 |
38.7 |
1560 |
47.7 |
9.8 |
0.002 |
| Danger sign counseling |
117 |
35.1 |
1882 |
57.6 |
61.8 |
<0.001 |
| Quality antenatal care (blood pressure, urine& blood test, counseling) |
40 |
12.0 |
801 |
24.6 |
26.7 |
<0.001 |
| Tetanus vaccination |
283 |
62.4 |
4209 |
65.7 |
2.0 |
0.162 |
| Antimalarial† |
233 |
51.5 |
2760 |
70.6 |
69.3 |
<0.001 |
|
Delivery place: | ||||||
| Hospital |
26 |
5.9 |
113 |
1.8 |
36.1 |
<0.001 |
| Other formal provider |
101 |
22.3 |
2294 |
35.8 |
33.9 |
<0.001 |
| Institutional delivery |
127 |
28.1 |
2407 |
37.6 |
16.6 |
<0.001 |
| En route to provider |
12 |
2.6 |
– |
– |
||
| Home |
313 |
69.1 |
3940 |
61.5 |
10.4 |
0.001 |
| Other |
1 |
0.2 |
57 |
0.9 |
||
|
Birth attendant: | ||||||
| Skilled |
129 |
28.5 |
2148 |
33.5 |
4.8 |
0.028 |
| Traditional birth attendant |
148 |
32.7 |
3096 |
48.3 |
||
| Mother herself |
92 |
20.4 |
– |
– |
||
| Other |
84 |
18.5 |
1160 |
18.1 |
||
|
Delivery mode: | ||||||
| C–Section† | 11 | 2.4 | 73 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.443 |
*Unless otherwise noted, comparison data are for mothers of surviving children who were their mother’s most recent birth in the 12 months prior to the 2010 Niger National Mortality Survey.
†Comparison data are for mothers of surviving children who were their mother’s most recent birth in 2007–2010 from the 2012 Niger Demographic and Health Survey.