Table 3.
Pregnancy histories of study population and univariable associations with obstetric referrals
| Variables | Frequency N = 720 |
Percentage | Referred to next level of healthcare | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes, % | No, % | ||||
| Total pregnancies (n = 526) | |||||
| − 1 | 86 | 16.3 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 0.369 |
| − 2 | 98 | 18.6 | 20.4 | 79.6 | |
| − 3 | 106 | 20.2 | 28.3 | 71.7 | |
| − >3 | 236 | 44.9 | 26.7 | 73.3 | |
| Live births (n = 527) | |||||
| − 0 | 154 | 29.2 | 22.9 | 77.1 | 0.502 |
| − 1 | 120 | 22.8 | 22.5 | 77.5 | |
| − 2 | 80 | 15.2 | 25.0 | 75.0 | |
| − 3 | 72 | 13.7 | 22.2 | 77.8 | |
| − >3 | 101 | 19.2 | 31.7 | 68.3 | |
| Miscarriages (n = 526) | |||||
| − None | 407 | 77.4 | 23.2 | 76.8 | 0.081 |
| − 1 | 90 | 17.1 | 26.7 | 73.3 | |
| − 2 or more | 29 | 5.5 | 41.4 | 58.6 | |
| Still births (n = 525) | |||||
| − None | 477 | 90.9 | 23.9 | 76.1 | 0.211 |
| − 1 | 32 | 6.1 | 37.5 | 62.5 | |
| − 2 or more | 16 | 3.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | |
| Induced abortions (n = 523) | |||||
| − None | 390 | 74.6 | 26.0 | 74,0 | 0.590 |
| − 1 | 100 | 19.1 | 23.0 | 77.0 | |
| − 2 or more | 3 | 6.3 | 18.2 | 81.8 | |
| Disease conditions during pregnancy (n = 522) | |||||
| − Oedema | 120 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 81.5 | 0.257 |
| − Cough | 97 | 18.6 | 24.7 | 75.3 | |
| − Rashes | 35 | 6.7 | 25.7 | 74.3 | |
| − Malaria | 97 | 18.0 | 23.5 | 76.6 | |
| − Other | 176 | 33.7 | 30.1 | 69.9 | |
| Perception about disease conditions (n = 554) | |||||
| − Emergencies | 112 | 20.2 | 33.9 | 66.1 | 0.005 |
| − Not emergencies | 443 | 79.8 | 21.3 | 78.7 | |
Test: Chi-square/Fischer’s exact test