Table 3. Number of cases and controls, odds ratio, 95% confidence interval and p-value of factors related to health care during prenatal care and childbirth (section 4).
| Variables | Cases (n = 65) | Controls (n = 130) | OR | 95%CI | p | ||
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| Number of prenatal appointments | |||||||
| < 6 appointments | 18 | 27.7 | 27 | 20.8 | Ref | - | |
| ≥ 6 appointments | 47 | 72.3 | 103 | 79.2 | 0.684 | 0.344–1.363 | 0.279 |
| First prenatal appointment* | |||||||
| ≤ 16 weeks | 52 | 81.3 | 105 | 80.8 | Ref | - | |
| > 16 weeks | 12 | 18.8 | 25 | 19.2 | 0.969 | 0.451–2.082 | 0.936 |
| Pre-natal care institution* | |||||||
| Public | 54 | 84.4 | 103 | 79.2 | Ref | - | |
| Private | 10 | 15.6 | 27 | 20.8 | 0.706 | 0.318–1.567 | 0.391 |
| Vaccination during pregnancy | |||||||
| No | 4 | 6.2 | 10 | 7.7 | Ref | - | |
| Yes, or immunized | 61 | 93.8 | 120 | 92.3 | 1.271 | 0.383–4.218 | 0.695 |
| Residence with FHS coverage | |||||||
| No | 5 | 7.7 | 7 | 5.4 | Ref | - | |
| Yes | 60 | 92.3 | 123 | 94.6 | 0.683 | 0.208–2.241 | 0.527 |
| Type of delivery | |||||||
| Vaginal | 40 | 61.5 | 89 | 68.5 | Ref | - | |
| Cesarean section | 25 | 38.5 | 41 | 31.5 | 1.357 | 0.729–2.526 | 0.335 |
FHS: Family Health Strategy RC: odds ratio; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; p: level of statistical significance; Ref: reference category
* A participating puerperal woman did not perform prenatal care and was considered absent in the analysis of the data of the first prenatal and prenatal appointment.