Table 3.
Evaluation of women’s right indicators for receiving care during delivery and puerperium at the health units in the targeted governorates
| Indicator | El Fayoum Governorate | Benisuef Governorate | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before n = 520 |
After n = 543 |
% Change | Before n = 480 |
After n = 607 |
% Change | Before n = 1000 |
After n = 1150 |
% Change | |
| N (%) | N (%) | % | N (%) | N (%) | % | N (%) | N (%) | % | |
| Third: Care During Delivery and Puerperium | |||||||||
| 1.% of surveyed women who know that it’s their right to deliver in a hospital (or any equipped medical center) | 221 46.0% | 439 80.8% | 34.8%* | 192 36.9% | 364 60.0% | 23.1%* | 413 41.3% | 803 69.8% | 28.5%* |
| 2.% of surveyed women who know their right to have their delivery attended by a specialized doctor or a trained nurse | 326 67.9% | 488 93.5% | 25.6%* | 340 65.4% | 442 82.9% | 17.5%* | 666 66.6% | 930 88.2% | 21.6%* |
| 3.% of surveyed women who know that in case of prolonged delivery it’s their right to have their delivery attended by a specialized doctor and in a hospital | 296 61.7% | 509 93.7% | 31.8%.* | 360 69.2% | 523 86.2% | 17.0%* | 656 65.6% | 1032 89.7% | 24.1%* |
| 4.% of surveyed women who know their right to have at least two home preparations necessary for safe delivery when delivery is attended at home a | 34 7.1% | 512 94.3% | 87.2%* | 95 18.3% | 530 87.3% | 69.0%* | 129 12.9% | 1042 90.6% | 77.7%* |
| 5.% of surveyed women who know at least two delivery complications which give them the right to go to the hospital immediatelyb | 185 (38.5) | 406 74.8% | 36.3%* | 195 37.5% | 395 65.1% | 27.6%* | 380 38.0% | 801 69.7% | 31.7%* |
| 6.% of surveyed women who know their right to be visited during the puerperium by the nurse after reporting the delivery | 210 43.8% | 413 76.1% | 32.3%* | 231 44.4% | 346 57.0% | 12.6% * | 441 44.1% | 759 66.0% | 21.9%* |
| 7.% of surveyed women who know at least two complications during the puerperium which give them the right to go to the hospital immediatelyc | 154 32.1% | 366 67.4% | 35.3%* | 94 18.1% | 420 69.2% | 51.1%* | 248 24.8% | 786 68.3% | 43.5%* |
*z test between two proportion, P < 0.05 is significant
aThe most frequent mentioned two: Home preparations for safe delivery: choose the delivery room such that it is clean and well-ventilated– proving clean clothes and clean bed covers for the mother’s bed
bThe most frequent mentioned two: Danger signs during delivery which give the woman the right to go to the hospital immediately: breach or hand or cord presentation – bleeding before the descent of the baby’s head – uterine contractions for more than ten hours – fainting – convulsions
cThe most frequent mentioned two: Danger signs during the puerperium: rise of body temperature (puerperal fever) – increasing hemorrhage – attacks of convulsions or fainting