Variables | Total | Incidence of CE (%) | RR | 95% CI | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.10 |
  < 20 | 172 | 20.4 | 1.6 | 0.9–2.5 |  |
 20–34 | 1215 | 16.1 | 1.3 | 0.9–1.9 |  |
  ≥ 35 | 240 | 12.5 | 1 |  |  |
Marital status |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Married | 1589 | 15.5 | 1 |  |  |
 Not married | 38 | 36.8 | 2.4 | 1.5–3.5 |  |
Partner’s age (years) |  |  |  |  | 0.39 |
  < 25 | 114 | 14.9 | 0.8 | 0.4–1.4 |  |
 25–34 | 784 | 16.7 | 0.9 | 0.6–1.3 |  |
 35–44 | 589 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 0.5–1.2 |  |
  ≥ 45 | 115 | 19.1 | 1 |  |  |
 Unknown | 25 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.1–1.1 |  |
Wealth quintile |  |  |  |  | < 0.001* |
 Q1 (very poor) | 302 | 44.7 | 22.5 | 11.0–46.8 |  |
 Q2 | 317 | 31.6 | 15.9 | 7.7–33.3 |  |
 Q3 | 311 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 0.7–4.1 |  |
 Q4 | 344 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 0.5–3.4 |  |
 Q5 (very rich) | 353 | 2.0 | 1 |  |  |
Referral status |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Referred | 114 | 40.4 | 2.8 | 2.2–3.6 |  |
 Not referred | 1513 | 14.2 | 1 |  |  |
Complications |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Post-partum infection | 50 | 58.0 | 9.1 | 6.4–12.5 |  |
 Pre & post-partum hemorrhage | 86 | 41.9 | 6.5 | 4.6–9.1 |  |
 Eclampsia | 27 | 40.7 | 6.4 | 3.6–10.1 |  |
 Placenta Prævia | 22 | 31.8 | 5.0 | 2.5–8.8 |  |
 Soft-tissue tears | 214 | 25.7 | 4.0 | 2.9–5.6 |  |
 Placental abruption | 20 | 25.0 | 3.9 | 1.7–7.7 |  |
 Obstructed labor | 240 | 23.3 | 3.6 | 2.6–5.1 |  |
 None | 968 | 6.4 | 1 |  |  |
Type of delivery |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Uncomplicated vaginal | 1001 | 9.5 | 1 |  |  |
 Complicated vaginal | 429 | 17.0 | 1.8 | 1.4–2.4 |  |
 Caesarean | 197 | 47.2 | 5.0 | 3.9–6.3 |  |
Neonatal care |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Basic | 971 | 9.1 | 1 |  |  |
 Emergency | 163 | 39.9 | 4.4 | 3.3–5.8 |  |
 Intensive | 493 | 21.9 | 2.4 | 1.9–3.1 |  |
Type of skilled birth attendant |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Nurses and midwives | 1446 | 14.0 | 1 |  |  |
 General physician | 97 | 29.9 | 2.1 | 1.5–2.9 |  |
 Specialist physician | 84 | 35.7 | 2.6 | 1.8–3.4 |  |
Delivery facility | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.03 |
 Planned | 1287 | 15.0 | 1 |  |  |
 Not planned | 340 | 20.0 | 1.3 | 1.1–1.7 |  |
Length of stay (days) |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
  ≤ 3 | 1143 | 12.4 | 1 |  |  |
 4–14 | 419 | 19.8 | 1.6 | 1.2–2.0 |  |
  ≥ 15 | 65 | 55.4 | 4.5 | 3.4–5.7 |  |