Table 1.
Social demographic characteristics of 197 women with features of puerperal sepsis
| Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age(years) | |
| < 20 | 15 (7.6) |
| 20–35 | 149 (75.6) |
| > 35 | 33 (16.8) |
| Education level | |
| No formal education | 30 (15.2) |
| Primary | 133 (67.5) |
| Secondary | 33 (16.8) |
| College/university | 1 (0.5) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 24 (12.2) |
| Married | 173 (87.8) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed | 108 (54.8) |
| Petty trader | 84 (42.6) |
| Salaried employment | 5 (2.5) |
| Parity | |
| 1 | 65 (33.0) |
| 2 | 52 (26.4) |
| 3 | 35 (17.8) |
| 4 | 25 (12.7) |
| > 4 | 20 (10.2) |
| Mode of delivery | |
| Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 99 (50.3) |
| Caesarean section | 97 (49.2) |
| Assisted vaginal delivery | 1 (0.5) |
| Place of delivery | |
| MNH | 92 (46.7) |
| Referred from peripheral hospitals | 105 (53.3) |
| Time post-delivery (days) | |
| < 8 | 24 (12.2) |
| 8–14 | 105 (53.3) |
| 15–21 | 50 (25.4) |
| 22–28 | 14 (7.1) |
| > 28 | 4 (2.0) |
| Neonatal outcome | |
| Normal | 160 (80) |
| Low apgar score | 9 (4.5) |
| Still birth | 14 (7.1) |
| Early neonatal death | 17 (8.5) |