Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants
| No. of women* (n = 550) | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| 18–21 | 102 (18·6) |
| 22–30 | 316 (57·5) |
| ≥ 31 | 132 (24·0) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 195 (35·5) |
| Married | 237 (43·1) |
| Living with a partner | 111 (20·2) |
| Separated (divorced or widowed) | 7 (1·3) |
| Education level | |
| No education | 41 (7·5) |
| Primary education | 382 (69·5) |
| Secondary education or higher | 127 (23·1) |
| Occupation | |
| Farmer | 478 (86·9) |
| Employed, trader | 40 (7·3) |
| Housewife | 32 (5·8) |
| Type of insurance | |
| No insurance | 6 (1·1) |
| Community-based health insurance | 523 (95·1) |
| Private insurance | 21 (3·8) |
| Monthly household income (€) | |
| < 33·8 | 508 (92·4) |
| ≥ 33·8 | 42 (7·6) |
| Weight (kg) (n = 390) | |
| < 50 | 18 (4·6) |
| 50–75 | 359 (92·1) |
| > 75 | 13 (3·3) |
| Mode of transport from home to health centre (n = 367)‡ | |
| Walked | 85 (23·2) |
| Public transport | 282 (76·8) |
| Private transportation | 8 (2·2) |
| Ambulance | 4 (1·1) |
| Rainfall status > 1 within 1 week after discharge (n = 534)§ | 36 (6·7) |
| Travel time (min) (n = 517)† | |
| Home to health centre | 30 (20–50) |
| Health centre to hospital | 45 (20–60) |
| Total time from home to hospital (h) (n = 355)† | 6·3 (2·5, 18·0) |
| Cost of transport (€) (n = 517 patients)† | |
| Home to health centre | 1·3 (0·6, 2·3) |
| Health centre to hospital | 1·9 (0·6, 2·7) |
| Total from home to hospital | 3·4 (1·9, 4·6) |
*
With percentages in parentheses unless indicated otherwise;
†
values are median (i.q.r.).
‡
Patients could use more than one form of transport.
§
Patients for whom interval between discharge from hospital and surgical-site infection screening clinic day was rainy period.