| Characteristics |
1995-96 (n=772)
|
|
1996-98 (n=1631)
|
|
1998-2006 (n=6265)
|
|
2006-08 (n=1540)
|
|
Absolute change in percentage point (1995-96 vs 2006-08)
|
P value for overall change
|
| % |
|
% |
|
% |
|
% |
|
| Age years, mean(SD) |
23.9 (4.60) |
|
23.8 (4.02) |
|
23.11 (3.40) |
|
22.41 (2.91) |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Literate women (percent) |
39.1 |
|
43.2 |
|
69.9 |
|
92.1 |
|
53.02 |
<0.001 |
| Parity
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Primiparous |
30.1 |
|
30.5 |
|
39.0 |
|
46.9 |
|
16.83 |
<0.001 |
| 1-3 |
61.3 |
|
63.0 |
|
58.0 |
|
52.7 |
|
-8.61 |
<0.001 |
| More than 3 |
8.7 |
|
6.6 |
|
3.0 |
|
0.5 |
|
-8.22 |
<0.001 |
| Mean Parity (SD) |
1.52 (1.48) |
|
1.28 (1.31) |
|
0.97 (1.1) |
|
0.72 (0.84) |
|
|
<0.001 |
| Past history of still birth or neonatal death |
17.1 |
|
17.5 |
|
13.6 |
|
9.5 |
|
-7.62 |
<0.001 |
| Place of delivery
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Home |
94.8 |
|
96.2 |
|
81.9 |
|
68.5 |
|
-26.31 |
<0.001 |
| Facility delivery |
5.2 |
|
3.7 |
|
18.1 |
|
31.2 |
|
26.05 |
<0.001 |
| On the way to hospital |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.3 |
|
0.26 |
0.0296 |
| Missing |
0.0 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.00 |
0.5948 |
| Who conducted delivery (exclusive categories)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| TBA |
88.2 |
|
94.3 |
|
83.6 |
|
68.2 |
|
-20.03 |
<0.001 |
| Relatives |
3.9 |
|
1.4 |
|
1.6 |
|
2.6 |
|
-1.29 |
0.0003 |
| Nurse / doctor # |
7.9 |
|
4.0 |
|
9.1 |
|
18.8 |
|
10.86 |
<0.001 |
| TBA + Nurse/doc |
0.0 |
|
0.0 |
|
5.1 |
|
8.4 |
|
8.44 |
<0.001 |
| CHW |
0.0 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.6 |
|
1.9 |
|
1.95 |
<0.001 |
| Missing information |
0.0 |
|
0.2 |
|
0.0 |
|
0.1 |
|
0.06 |
0.3547 |
| Caesarian section delivery. |
0.5 |
|
0.7 |
|
3.8 |
|
7.3 |
|
6.82 |
<0.001 |
| Doctors visit at home during labor $
|
27.3 |
|
25.1 |
|
28.4 |
|
27.1 |
|
-0.25 |
0.0003 |