Table 2.
Conditions and care practices during delivery according to place of delivery
| Place of Delivery | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Condition or care practice | Institution | Home | RR (95% CI) | ||||
| n | N | % | n | N | % | ||
| Paid for delivery | 1821 | 3828 | 47.6% | 76 | 462 | 16.5% | 0.35 (0.28; 0.43) |
| Person assisting with delivery | |||||||
| Doctor, nurse, or midwife | 3857 | 3878 | 99.5% | 25 | 490 | 5.1% | 0.05 (0.03; 0.07) |
| VHW, TBA or Faith Healer | 3 | 3878 | 0.1% | 74 | 490 | 15.1% | 195.22 (61.78; 616.82) |
| Friend, relative or other person | 53 | 3878 | 1.4% | 399 | 490 | 81.4% | 59.58 (45.45; 78.10) |
| Traditional birth attendant | 0 | 3878 | 0.0% | 54 | 490 | 11.0% | – |
| Birthing assistant wore gloves | 3630 | 3661 | 99.2% | 338 | 490 | 69.0% | 0.68 (0.64; 0.73) |
| Used plastic sheet | 3540 | 3732 | 94.9% | 394 | 502 | 78.5% | 0.83 (0.79; 0.87) |
| Delivered early for medical indication | 108 | 3831 | 2.9% | 7 | 432 | 1.6% | 0.57 (0.27; 1.23) |
| When was cord cut relative to placenta delivery | |||||||
| Before placenta | 2142 | 2716 | 78.9% | 190 | 440 | 43.2% | 0.55 (0.49; 0.61) |
| After placenta | 574 | 2716 | 21.1% | 250 | 440 | 56.8% | 2.69 (2.41; 3.00) |
| Instrument used to cut cord | |||||||
| Sterile blade | 2504 | 2730 | 91.7% | 393 | 444 | 88.5% | 0.97 (0.93; 1.00) |
| Boiled blade | 17 | 2730 | 0.6% | 10 | 444 | 2.3% | 3.62 (1.67; 7.85) |
| Washed blade | 3 | 2730 | 0.1% | 15 | 444 | 3.4% | 30.7 4(8.9; 105.74) |
| Unwashed blade | 0 | 2730 | 0.0% | 10 | 444 | 2.3% | – |
| Other | 206 | 2730 | 7.6% | 16 | 444 | 3.6% | 0.48 (0.29; 0.79) |
| Anything applied to cord immediately after cutting | |||||||
| Yes | 372 | 2697 | 13.8% | 60 | 442 | 13.6% | 0.98 (0.76; 1.27) |
| No | 2325 | 2697 | 86.2% | 382 | 442 | 86.4% | 1.00 (0.96; 1.04) |
| Used to tie the cord? | |||||||
| Sterile string | 3211 | 3384 | 94.9% | 155 | 450 | 34.4% | 0.36 (0.32; 0.41) |
| Boiled string | 16 | 3384 | 0.5% | 15 | 450 | 3.3% | 7.05 (3.51; 14.16) |
| Clean string | 71 | 3384 | 2.1% | 172 | 450 | 38.2% | 18.22 (14.07; 23.59) |
| Unclean string | 3 | 3384 | 0.1% | 101 | 450 | 22.4% | 253.17 (80.64; 794.83) |
| Other | 83 | 3384 | 2.5% | 7 | 450 | 1.6% | 0.63 (0.30; 1.36) |
| Baby dried before placenta delivered | 2262 | 2909 | 77.8% | 242 | 432 | 56.0% | 0.72 (0.66; 0.79) |
| Baby washed with water before placenta | |||||||
| Yes | 111 | 3193 | 3.5% | 19 | 447 | 4.3% | 1.22 (0.76; 1.97) |
| No | 3082 | 3193 | 96.5% | 428 | 447 | 95.8% | 0.99 (0.97; 1.01) |
| Baby placed skin-to-skin before placenta delivered | |||||||
| Yes | 2091 | 3220 | 64.9% | 65 | 446 | 14.6% | 0.22 (0.18; 0.28) |
| No | 1129 | 3220 | 35.1% | 381 | 446 | 85.4% | 2.44 (2.29; 2.59) |