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Table 1 Reproductive and sociodemographic characteristics of women (N = 1,530)

From: Maternal postpartum morbidity in Marrakech: what women feel what doctors diagnose?

Characteristic

Number (%)

Pvalue

Women with postpartum consultation

Women without postpartum consultation

 

n = 1,210

n = 320

Age

< 20

68 (6)

24 (7)

0.6

20–25

271 (22)

66 (21)

25–30

338 (28)

96 (30)

30–35

336 (28)

83 (26)

>35

197 (16)

50 (16)

Unknown

0

1 (0)

Education level

None

273 (22)

118 (37)

0.0001

Primary

406 (34)

106 (3)

High school

356 (29)

70 (22)

Higher education

175 (15)

25 (8)

Unknown

0 (0)

1 (0)

Medical insurance

No

892 (74)

248 (78)

0.1

Yes

318 (26)

71 (22)

Not known

0 (0)

1 (0)

Occupation

No

1102 (91)

292 (91)

0.9

Yes

108 (9)

27 (9)

Unknown

0

1 (0)

Homeowner

No

584 (48)

159 (50)

0.7

Yes

612 (51)

160 (50)

Unknown

14 (1)

1 (0)

Socioeconomic score (quintile)

Poorest

189 (16)

110 (34)

<0.001

Less poor

198 (16)

0 (0)

Average

266 (22)

133 (42)

Less rich

239 (20)

60 (19)

Richest

283 (23)

16 (5)

Unknown

35 (3)

1 (0)

Obstetric history

Parity

1

382 (32)

137 (43)

0.0001

2–3

672 (55)

154 (48)

4 or more

156 (13)

28 (9)

Unknown

0 (0)

1 (0)

Delivery structure

At home

75 (6)

32 (10)

0.0001

University hospital

78 (7)

27 (8)

Private sector

119 (10)

14 (4)

Regional maternity

75 (6)

35 (11)

Delivery house

863 (71)

211 (66)

Unknown

0 (0)

1 (0)

Type of delivery

Vaginal

576 (48)

177 (55)

0.01

Vaginal + episiotomy

426 (35)

102 (32)

 

Cesarean section

122 (10)

28 (9)

 

Vacuum or forceps

86 (7)

12 (4)

 

Unknown

0 (0)

0 (0)