Table 2.
The participants’ obstetric history and knowledge level about obstetricwarning signs and associated risk factors (N=362).
|
| Inadequate |
Adequate |
|
Inadequate |
Adequate |
|
|
| Number of pregnancies |
2-Jan |
138(38.1%) |
105(29%) |
33(9.1%) |
Physical health status during previous pregnancy - |
Excellent |
39(11.5%) |
31(9.1%) |
8(2.4%) |
|
|
| 4-Mar |
138(38.1%) |
97(26.8%) |
41(11.3%) |
Very good |
134(39.4%) |
102(30%) |
32(9.4%) |
|
|
| 6-May |
57(15.7%) |
46(12.7%) |
11(3%) |
Good |
134(39.4%) |
97(28.5%) |
37(10.9%) |
|
|
| 9-Jul |
29(8%) |
22(6.1%) |
7(1.9%) |
Poor |
33(9.7%) |
26(7.6%) |
7(2.1%) |
|
|
| Number of Births |
None |
74(20.4%) |
53(14.6%) |
21(5.8%) |
Psychological health status during previous pregnancy |
Excellent |
43(12.7%) |
38(11.2%) |
6(1.8%) |
|
|
| 2-Jan |
142(39.2%) |
106(29.3%) |
36(9.9%) |
Very good |
114(33.6%) |
85(25.1%) |
29(8.6%) |
|
|
| 4-Mar |
86(23.8%) |
64(17.7%) |
22(6.1%) |
Good |
142(41.9%) |
100(29.5%) |
42(12.4%) |
|
|
| 6-May |
51(14.1%) |
39(10.8%) |
12(3.3%) |
Poor |
39(11.5%) |
32(9.4%) |
7(2.1%) |
|
|
| 9-Jul |
9(2.5%) |
8(2.2%) |
1(0.3%) |
Number of abortions |
None |
222(61.5%) |
164(45.4%) |
57(15.8%) |
|
|
| Gestational age(weeks) |
< 27 |
140(38.8%) |
107(29.6%) |
33(9.1%) |
2-Jan |
118(32.7%) |
91(25.2%) |
27(7.5%) |
|
|
| 28 - 36 |
171(47.4%) |
125(34.6%) |
46(12.7%) |
4-Mar |
17(4.7%) |
12(3.3%) |
5(1.4%) |
|
|
| > 36 |
50(13.9%) |
37(10.2%) |
13(3.6%) |
6-May |
4(1.1%) |
2(0.6%) |
1(0.3%) |
|
|
| Physical health status during current pregnancy - |
Excellent |
45(12.5%) |
35(9.7%) |
10(2.8%) |
9-Jul |
1(0.3%) |
2(0.6%) |
1(0.3%) |
|
|
| Very good |
129(35.7%) |
95(26.3%) |
34(9.4%) |
Number of babies born with health problems |
None |
324(90%) |
241(66.9%) |
83(23.1%) |
|
| 26(7.2%) |
|
| 1(0.3%) |
|
|
| Good |
161(44.6%) |
118(32.7%) |
43(11.9%) |
1 |
34(9.4%) |
241(66.9%) |
8(2.2%) |
|
| 26(7.2%) |
|
| 1(0.3%) |
|
|
| Poor |
26(7.2%) |
21(5.8%) |
5(1.4%) |
2 |
2(0.6%) |
241(66.9%) |
1(0.3%) |
|
| 26(7.2%) |
|
| Psychological health status during current pregnancy |
Excellent |
44(12.2%) |
38(10.5%) |
6(1.7%) |
1(0.3%) |
|
|
| Very good |
115(31.9%) |
81(22.4%) |
34(9.4%) |
Infant health problems (if present) |
Congenital malformation |
3(8.8%) |
3(8.8%) |
0 |
|
|
| Good |
154(42.7%) |
113(31.3%) |
41(11.4%) |
Small for gestational age |
9(26.5%) |
9(26.5%) |
0 |
|
|
| Poor |
48(13.3%) |
37(10.2%) |
11(3%) |
Mental retardation |
6(17.6%) |
3(8.8%) |
3(8.8%) |
|
|
| Number of antenatal visits during current and previous pregnancies |
< 4 visits |
151(41.8%) |
122(33.8%) |
29(8%) |
others |
15(44.1%) |
11(32.4%) |
4(11.8%) |
|
|
| ≥ 4 visits |
208(57.6%) |
146(40.4%) |
62(17.2%) |
Time spent by the health care provider to provide education - |
< 15 minutes |
222(61.3%) |
163(45%) |
59(16.3%) |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
15 - 30 minutes |
127(35.1%) |
97(26.8%) |
30(8.3%) |
|
|
| ≥ 30 minutes |
12(3.3%) |
9(2.5%) |
3(0.8%) |
|
|
|
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