Maternal postnatal care interventions‡
Total† Breast examination Examination of vaginal discharge Examination of temperature Counseling on danger signs All four interventions
n % n % n % n % n % n %
Age:
15-24 1635 55.35% 678 54.82% 653 55.58% 1364 56.09% 912 55.58% 270 53.81%
25-34 1143 38.70% 479 38.79% 446 37.96% 940 38.64% 631 38.43% 198 39.58%
35-49 176 5.95% 79 6.40% 76 6.47% 128 5.28% 98 5.99% 33 6.61%
Education:
None 743 25.17% 318 25.69% 286 24.34% 594 24.41% 416 25.31% 114 22.73%
Primary 1535 51.95% 623 50.42% 618 52.66% 1272 52.32% 831 50.60% 253 50.55%
Secondary or higher 676 22.88% 295 23.89% 270 23.00% 566 23.27% 395 24.09% 134 26.71%
Employment:
Yes 713 24.15% 287 23.22% 281 23.93% 594 24.44% 395 24.06% 106 21.19%
No 2240 75.85% 949 76.78% 893 76.07% 1837 75.56% 1246 75.94% 395 78.81%
Wealth: (P<0.05) (P<0.01) (P<0.05)
Poorest 453 15.32% 196 15.82% 168 14.27% 358 14.72% 230 14.00% 59 11.83%
Poorer 475 16.08% 177 14.30% 157 13.34% 377 15.51% 250 15.24% 59 11.72%
Middle 534 18.07% 219 17.73% 207 17.61% 420 17.27% 282 17.18% 90 18.00%
Richer 689 23.32% 276 22.36% 280 23.82% 564 23.20% 404 24.61% 127 25.37%
Richest 803 27.20% 368 29.80% 364 30.96% 713 29.30% 475 28.97% 166 33.08%
Residence: (P<0.05) (P<0.01)
Urban 962 32.55% 443 35.84% 416 35.41% 820 33.73% 589 35.90% 192 38.25%
Rural 1992 67.45% 793 64.16% 758 64.59% 1612 66.27% 1052 64.10% 309 61.75%
Parity:
1 1280 43.32% 557 45.05% 516 43.99% 1065 43.79% 705 42.93% 230 45.87%
2 901 30.49% 355 28.71% 348 29.65% 755 31.07% 519 31.59% 154 30.81%
3 428 14.48% 177 14.29% 148 12.58% 325 13.37% 224 13.67% 61 12.11%
4+ 346 11.71% 148 11.95% 162 13.79% 286 11.77% 194 11.81% 56 11.21%
C-section: (P<0.01) (P<0.01)
Yes 1062 35.95% 496 40.11% 426 36.29% 899 36.98% 613 37.32% 222 44.28%
No 1892 64.05% 740 59.89% 748 63.71% 1532 63.02% 1029 62.68% 279 55.72%
Antenatal visits: (P<0.05) (P<0.05)
< 4 visits 1819 61.67% 745 60.33% 718 61.21% 1493 61.46% 979 59.69% 271 54.20%
≥ 4 visits 1131 38.33% 490 39.67% 455 38.79% 936 38.54% 661 40.31% 229 45.80%
Administrative divisions: (P<0.001) (P<0.01)
Barisal 159 5.38% 70 5.64% 64 5.43% 139 5.73% 104 6.34% 27 5.31%
Chittagong 650 22.00% 293 23.70% 292 24.86% 531 21.84% 375 22.86% 139 27.74%
Dhaka 1065 36.04% 452 36.55% 457 38.96% 869 35.71% 588 35.82% 193 38.59%
Khulna 258 8.72% 86 6.94% 92 7.84% 202 8.31% 111 6.77% 27 5.44%
Rajshahi 324 10.97% 124 9.99% 96 8.14% 265 10.88% 174 10.60% 26 5.15%
Rangpur 297 10.04% 128 10.34% 84 7.17% 252 10.36% 168 10.21% 47 9.34%
Sylhet 202 6.84% 85 6.84% 89 7.61% 174 7.16% 121 7.39% 42 8.43%