Table 2.
Distribution of respondents by obstetric characteristics among clients admitted to JTH, May–August, 2016
| Severe maternal outcomes | P-value | Remarks | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | Total | |||
| Current pregnancy wanted or unwanted | |||||
| Wanted and planned | 571 (90.1%) | 63 (9.9%) | 634 (100%) | 0.228 | |
| Wanted but unplanned | 285 (90.2%) | 31 (9.8%) | 316 (100%) | ||
| Unwanted and unplanned | 50 (83.3%) | 10 (16.7%) | 60 (100%) | ||
| Total | 906 (89.7%) | 104 (10.3%) | 1,010 (100%) | ||
| History of obstetric morbidity* (eg, PPH, abortion, dystocia, eclampsia) | |||||
| No | 444 (91.7%) | 40 (8.3%) | 484 (100%) | <0.0001** | |
| Yes | 200 (85.5%) | 34 (14.5%) | 234 (100%) | ||
| Total | 644 (89.7%) | 74 (10.3%) | 718* (100%) | ||
| Parity | |||||
| Primipara | 266 (89.9%) | 30 (10.1%) | 296 (100%) | 0.038* | Mean gravidity 3.1 (SD 2.1) Mean parity 2.9 (SD 2.1) |
| Multipara | 640 (89.6%) | 74 (10.4%) | 714 (100%) | ||
| Total | 906 (89.7%) | 104 (10.3%) | 1,010 (100%) | ||
| Gestational age | |||||
| First trimester (1–12 weeks) | 80 (90.9%) | 8 (9.1%) | 88 (100%) | 0.61 | Mean 33.6 (SD 12.1) |
| Second trimester (13–28 weeks) | 102 (87.2%) | 15 (12.8%) | 117 (100%) | ||
| Third trimester (>28 weeks) | 724 (89.9%) | 81 (10.1%) | 805 (100%) | ||
| Total | 906 (89.7%) | 104 (10.3%) | 1,010 (100%) | ||
| Duration of labor | |||||
| <24 hours | 797 (89.3%) | 95 (10.7%) | 892 (100%) | 0.069 | Median 9.5 hours Range 95 hours |
| >24 hours | 27 (79.4%) | 7 (20.6%) | 34 (100%) | ||
| Total | 824 (89.0%) | 102 (11.0%) | 926 (100%) | ||
| Source of referral | |||||
| Health institute | 95 (74.2%) | 33 (25.8%) | 128 (100%) | <0.0001 | |
| Self-referral | 648 (91.8%) | 58 (8.2%) | 706 (100%) | ||
| Neighbor/family | 32 (86.5%) | 5 (13.5%) | 37 (100%) | ||
| Other | 131 (94.2%) | 8 (5.8%) | 139 (100%) | ||
| Total | 906 (89.7%) | 104 (10.3%) | 1,010 (100%) | ||
Notes:
*
Associated;
**
strongly associated.
Abbreviations: JTH, Juba Teaching Hospital; PPH, postpartum hemorrhage.