Table 6.
Association between selected outcomes (baby) and utilization of SBAs
| Outcomes | Utilisation of skilled birth attendants | X | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (N=285) n (%) | No (N=55) n (%) | |||
| Healthy baby | ||||
| Yes | 252 (88.4) | 43 (78.2) | 4.21 | 0.04* |
| No | 33 (11.6) | 12 (21.8) | ||
| Baby had difficult or fast breathing | ||||
| Yes | 5 (1.8) | 4 (7.3) | 5.45 | 0.02* |
| No | 280 (98.2) | 51 (92.7) | ||
| Baby had yellow skin or eye (jaundice) | ||||
| Yes | 18 (6.3) | 3 (5.5) | 0.06 | 0.81 |
| No | 267 (93.7) | 52 (94.5) | ||
| Baby had poor sucking or feeding | ||||
| Yes | 3 (1.1) | 1 (1.8) | 0.23 | 0.63 |
| No | 282 (98.9) | 54 (98.2) | ||
| Baby had discharge around the umbilical cord | ||||
| Yes | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | 5.19 | 0.02* |
| No | 285 (100.0) | 54 (98.2) | ||
| Baby is very small | ||||
| Yes | 4 (1.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0.06 | 0.82 |
| No | 281 (83.9) | 54 (98.2) | ||
| Baby had skin lesions or blisters | ||||
| Yes | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.39 | 0.53 |
| No | 283 (99.3) | 55 (100.0) | ||
| Baby had convulsions, spasms or rigidity | ||||
| Yes | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.19 | 0.66 |
| No | 284 (83.8) | 55 (100.0) | ||
| Baby experienced lethargy and unconsciousness | ||||
| Yes | 1 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | 0.19 | 0.66 |
| No | 284 (83.8) | 55 (100.0) | ||
| Baby had red or swollen eye with pus | ||||
| Yes | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.8) | 1.69 | 0.19 |
| No | 284 (83.8) | 54 (98.2) | ||
| Still birth | ||||
| Yes | 2 (0.7) | 2 (3.6) | 1.69 | 0.19 |
| No | 283 (99.3) | 53 (96.4) | ||
*
Statistically significant at p<0.05.