Table 4. Obstetric complications treated and direct and indirect causes of maternal deaths in sampled health facilities in Bauchi State, NigeriaΩ.
| EmOC facilities | Non-EmOC Facilities | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2015 | 2012 | 2015 | |||||
| Type of complications | Number of women affected (%) |
Number of deaths (%) |
Number of women affected (%) |
Number of deaths (%) |
Number of women affected (%) |
Number of deaths (%) |
Number of women affected (%) |
Number of deaths (%) |
| A. Direct causes | 1167 (100.0%) | 36 (3.1%) | 3608 (100.0%) | 143 (4.0%) | 2888 (100.0%) | 246 (8.5%) | 1145 (100.0%) | 57 (5.0%) |
| B. | +/-1.00% | +/-0.64% | +/-1.02% | +/-1.27% | ||||
| Hemorrhage (APH/PPH) | 349 (29.9%) | 3 (8.3%) | 1365 (37.8%) | 39 (27.3%) | 112 (3.9%) | 49 (19.9%) | 252 (22.0%) | 13 (22.8%) |
| CI | +/- 2.62% | +/-9.48% | +/-1.58% | +/-7.23% | +/- 0.71% | +/- 4.97% | +/- 2.40% | +/- 10.68% |
| Retained placenta | 85 (7.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 275 (7.6%) | 7 (4.9%) | 554 (19.2%) | 4 (1.6%) | 137 (12.0%) | 3 (5.3%) |
| CI | +/- 1.50% | +/-4.82% | +/-0.87% | +/-3.68% | +/- 1.44% | +/- 1.74% | +/- 1.88% | +/-6.28% |
| Obstructed/ prolonged labor | 121 (10.4%) | 7 (19.4%) | 319 (8.8%) | 21 (14.7%) | 284 (9.8%) | 16 (6.5%) | 61 (5.3%) | 16 (28.1%) |
| CI | +/- 1.75% | +/-12.64% | +/-0.93% | +/-5.80% | +/- 1.09% | +/- 3.13% | +/- 1.31% | +/-11.38% |
| Ruptured uterus | 14 (1.2%) | 1 (7.1%) | 16 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 165 (5.7%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| CI | +/- 0.74% | +/-6.84% | +/-0.22% | +/-1.31% | +/- 0.85% | +/- 1.10% | +/- 0.24% | +/-3.16% |
| Severe pre-eclampsia / eclampsia | 329 (28.2%) | 21 (58.3%) | 1068 (29.6%) | 40 (28.0%) | 1151 (39.9%) | 128 (52.0%) | 165 (14.4%) | 6 (10.5%) |
| CI | +/- 2.58% | +/-15.33% | +/-1.49% | +/-7.28% | +/- 1.78% | +/- 6.19% | +/- 2.03% | +/-8.10% |
| Complications of abortion | 199 (17.1%) | 1 (2.8%) | 249 (6.9%) | 2 (1.4%) | 365 (12.6%) | 1 (0.4%) | 239 (20.9%) | 17 (29.8%) |
| CI | +/- 2.16% | +/-6.84% | +/-0.83% | +/-2.29% | +/- 1.21% | +/- 1.10% | +/- 2.35% | +/- 11.57% |
| Ectopic pregnancy | 2 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 4 (0.1%) | 1 (0.7%) | 6 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| CI | +/- 0.29% | +/-4.82% | +/- 0.12% | +/-1.87% | +/- 0.18% | +/- 0.77% | +/- 0.29% | +/- 3.16% |
| Other | 68 (5.8%) | 3 (8.3%) | 312 (8.6%) | 33 (23.1%) | 251 (8.7%) | 47 (18.7%) | 290 (25.3%) | 2 (3.5%) |
| +/- 1.35% | +/- 9.48% | +/- 0.92% | +/-6.85% | +/- 1.03% | +/- 4.90% | +/- 2.52% | +/- 5.48% | |
| C. Indirect causes | 740 (100.0%) | 6 (0.8%) | 2654 (100.0%) | 53 (2.8%) | 6626 (100.0%) | 55 (0.8%) | 1653 (100.0%) | 29 (1.8%) |
| Malaria | 202 (27.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 633 (23.9%) | 2 (6.8%) | 4835 (73.0%) | 4 (7.3%) | 1046 (63.3%) | 12 (41.4%) |
| CI | +/- 3.20% | +/- 19.52% | +/- 1.62% | +/- 5.86% | +/- 1.07% | +/- 7.20% | +/- 2.32% | +/- 16.87% |
| Severe Anemia | 526 (71.1%) | 6 (100.0%) | 1979 (74.6%) | 49 (92.5%) | 1740 (26.3%) | 49 (89.1%) | 599 (36.2%) | 17 (58.6%) |
| CI | +/- 3.26% | +/- 19.52% | +/- 1.66% | +/- 7.44% | +/- 1.06% | +/- 8.36% | +/- 2.31% | +/- 16.87% |
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 11 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| CI | +/- 0.26% | +/- 19.52% | +/- 0.25% | +/- 3.38% | +/- 0.03% | +/- 3.26% | +/- 0.20% | +/- 5.85% |
| Hepatitis | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| CI | +/- 0.26% | +/- 19.52% | +/- 0.10% | +/- 3.38% | +/- 0.03% | +/- 3.26% | +/- 0.12% | +/- 5.85% |
| Other indirect complications | 12 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 30 (1.1%) | 2 (3.8%) | 51 (0.8%) | 2 (3.6%) | 6 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) |
| CI | +/- 0.94% | +/- 19.52% | +/- 0.41% | +/- 5.86% | +/- 0.21% | +/- 5.66% | +/- 0.31% | +/- 5.85% |
Abbreviation: EmOC, emergency obstetric care.
ΩValues are given as number and/or percentage.