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Table 5 The distribution of factors related to preventable maternal mortality in China (%)

From: Preventable maternal mortality: Geographic/rural-urban differences and associated factors from the population-based maternal mortality surveillance system in China

Problems

Coastal

Inland

Remote

χ2

P-value

For individual/family

143(37.54)

523(44.24)

651(66.70)

  

Knowledge/skill

108(28.35)

351(29.69)

450(46.11)

73.482

< 0.001

Attitude

26(6.83)

110(9.30)

97(9.94)

3.233

0.199

Resources

9(2.36)

62(5.25)

104 (10.66)

38.720

< 0.001

For medical institutions

237(62.19)

635(53.74)

305(31.25)

  

Knowledge/skill

223(58.52)

591(50.01)

289(29.61)

  

Village-level

21(5.51)

197(16.67)

100(10.25)

40.238

< 0.001

Township-level

73(19.16)

167(14.13)

73(7.48)

41.229

< 0.001

County-level

79(20.73)

160(13.54)

82(8.40)

39.340

< 0.001

Province-level

50(13.12)

67(5.67)

34(3.48)

45.832

< 0.001

Attitude

5(1.31)

23(1.95)

9(0.92)

3.967

0.138

Resources

6(1.57)

8(0.68)

4(0.41)

5.316

0.070

Management

3(0.79)

13(1.1)

3(0.31)

4.529

0.104

For social departments

1(0.27)

24(2.02)

20(2.05)

  

Knowledge/skill

0(0.00)

14(1.18)

4(0.41)

7.757

0.021

Attitude

0(0.00)

2(0.17)

0(0.00)

 

0.642*

Management

0(0.00)

2(0.17)

11(1.13)

 

0.004*

Resources

1(0.27)

6(0.50)

5(0.50)

 

1*

Total

381(100.00)

1182(100.00)

976(100.00)

  
  1. * Fisher's Exact Test