Table 2 Socio-demographic and delivery-related characteristics of the study population
From: Antepartum complications and perinatal mortality in rural Bangladesh
Characteristics | Total N = 6,285 | None of three complications N = 4,315 | Any of three complications N = 1,970 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | ||||
Women’s age | <0.001 | |||
  < 25 years | 1,763 (28.1) | 1,242 (28.8) | 521 (26.5) | |
 25–29 years | 2,010 (32.0) | 1,414 (32.8) | 596 (30.3) | |
 30–34 years | 1,339 (21.3) | 918 (21.3) | 421 (21.4) | |
  ≥ 35 years | 1,173 (18.6) | 741 (17.2) | 432 (21.9) | |
Parity | ||||
 1–2 | 2,163 (34.4) | 1,491 (34.6) | 672 (34.1) | <0.010 |
 3–4 | 1,936 (30.8) | 1,382 (32.0) | 554 (28.1) | |
 5–6 | 1,200 (19.1) | 779 (18.1) | 421 (21.4) | |
 7+ | 986 (15.7) | 663 (15.4) | 323 (16.4) | |
Women’s education | 0.948 | |||
 No education | 2,591 (41.2) | 1,773 (41.1) | 818 (41.5) | |
 Primary complete | 1,926 (30.7) | 1,326 (30.7) | 600 (30.5) | |
 Above primary | 1,768 (28.1) | 1,216 (28.2) | 552 (28.0) | |
Husbands’ education | ||||
 No education | 2,904 (46.2) | 2,004 (46.4) | 900 (45.7) | 0.760 |
 Primary complete | 2,093 (33.3) | 1,437 (33.3) | 656 (33.3) | |
 Above primary | 1,288 (20.5) | 874 (20.3) | 414 (21.0) | |
Household asset index | ||||
 1 (Lowest) | 1,102 (17.5) | 787 (18.2) | 315 (16.0) | <0.010 |
 2 | 1,190 (18.9) | 843 (19.5) | 347 (17.6) | |
 3 (Middle) | 1,252 (19.9) | 866 (20.1) | 386 (19.6) | |
 4 | 1,334 (21.2) | 908 (21.0) | 426 (21.6) | |
 5 (Highest) | 1,407 (22.4) | 911 (21.1) | 496 (25.2) | |
ANC visits | ||||
 0 | 2,142 (34.1) | 1,673 (38.8) | 469 (23.8) | <0.001 |
 1–3 | 3,253 (51.8) | 2,172 (50.3) | 1,081 (54.9) | |
 4+ | 890 (14.2) | 470 (10.9) | 420 (21.3) | |
Place of delivery | ||||
 Home delivery | 5,396 (85.9) | 3,825 (88.6) | 1,571 (79.8) | <0.001 |
 FWC/UHC | 417 (6.6) | 239 (5.5) | 178 (9.0) | |
 Hospital/Clinic | 431 (6.9) | 227 (5.3) | 204 (10.4) | |
 Other | 41 (0.6) | 24 (0.6) | 17 (0.9) | |
Birth attendant | ||||
 Untrained | 3,767 (60.0) | 2,675 (62.0) | 1,092 (55.4) | <0.001 |
 TBA | 1,573 (25.0) | 1,111 (25.8) | 462 (23.5) | |
 Skilled birth attendanta | 945 (15.0) | 529 (12.3) | 416 (21.1) | |