Table 3.
Obstetrics characteristics of the study participants, Greater Accra Regional and Tema General Hospitals, 2020
| Characteristics | Total (n = 400) | Intervention (n = 200) |
Control (n = 200) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of antenatal clinic attendance | |||
| 1 | 6 (1.5) | 4 (2.0) | 2 (1.0) |
| 2 | 2 (0.5) | 2 (1.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| 3 | 6 (1.5) | 1 (0.5) | 5 (2.5) |
| ≥ 4 | 386 (96.5) | 193 (96.5) | 193 (96.5) |
| Mode of delivery | |||
| Vaginal Delivery | 157 (39.3) | 85 (42.5) | 72 (36.0) |
| Caesarian Section | 243 (60.8) | 115 (57.5) | 128 (64.0) |
| Number of previous pregnancies | |||
| 1 | 102 (25.5) | 57 (28.5) | 45 (22.5) |
| 2 | 85 (21.3) | 39 (19.5) | 46 (23.0) |
| 3 | 103 (25.8) | 50 (25.0) | 53 (26.5) |
| ≥ 4 | 110 (27.5) | 54 (27.0) | 56 (28.0) |
| Number of full-term births | |||
| 0 | 52 (13.0) | 27 (13.5) | 25 (12.5) |
| 1 | 113 (28.3) | 58 (29.0) | 55 (27.5) |
| 2 | 97 (24.3) | 47 (23.5) | 50 (25.0) |
| 3 | 81 (20.3) | 43 (21.5) | 38 (19.0) |
| ≥ 4 | 57 (14.3) | 25 (12.5) | 32 (16.0) |
| Sex of baby | |||
| Male | 213 (53.3) | 99 (49.5) | 114 (57.0) |
| Female | 187 (46.8) | 101 (50.5) | 86 (43.0) |
| Apgar Scores | |||
| At one minute | 6.69 (0.9) | 6.68 (1.0) | 6.71 (0.8) |
| At five minutes | 8.27 (0.9) | 8.27 (0.9) | 8.28 (0.8) |
| Birth weight | 3.28 (0.5) | 3.30 (0.5) | 3.25 (0.5) |
| Gestational age at delivery | 39.00 (1.2) | 38.99 (1.1) | 39.01 (1.3) |