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Table 3 Comparisons between MWH users and non-MWH users at baseline and endline and comparisons of changes over time at Kasungu

From: Evaluation of a maternity waiting home and community education program in two districts of Malawi

 

Baseline

Endline

 

MWH (%)

Non-MWH (%)

Total (%)

Difference between MWH users and non-users (p value)

MWH (%)

Non-MWH (%)

Total (%)

Difference between MWH users and non-users (p value)

Change in MWH users over time (p value)

Change in non-MWH users over time (p value)

Sociodemographic Factors

Age group

   

0.061

   

0.849

0.176

0.078

 15–19

26.6

15.9

21.9

 

30.6

29.5

30.0

   

 20–24

30.6

39.1

34.4

 

31.9

34.9

33.6

   

 25–29

16.2

21.0

18.3

 

18.8

17.5

18.1

   

 30–34

11.6

14.5

12.9

 

12.5

9.6

11.0

   

 35+

15.0

9.4

12.5

 

6.3

8.4

7.4

   

Education level

   

0.206

   

0.052

0.797

0.310

 None

4.6

8.6

6.4

 

6.0

5.3

5.6

   

 Primary

68.0

60.0

64.4

 

68.7

56.7

62.3

   

 Secondary or higher

27.4

31.4

29.2

 

25.3

38.0

32.1

   

Marital Status

   

0.487

   

0.089

0.568

0.123

 Currently not married

4.0

5.7

4.8

 

5.3

10.5

8.1

   

 Currently married

96.0

94.3

95.2

 

94.7

89.5

91.9

   

Husband’s Education

   

0.286

   

0.052

0.251

0.018*

 None

4.2

2.3

3.4

 

7.2

6.7

6.9

   

 Primary

53.6

46.9

50.7

 

45.3

32.0

38.4

   

 Secondary or higher

42.3

50.8

46.0

 

47.5

61.3

54.7

   

Key Risk Factors

Parity

   

0.517

   

0.671

0.959

0.468

 1

46.7

42.1

44.6

 

45.3

49.1

47.4

   

 2–4

37.1

43.6

40.1

 

38.7

38.0

38.3

   

 5+

16.2

14.3

15.3

 

16.0

12.9

14.3

   

Prior Birth Outcome

   

0.125

   

0.902

0.737

0.183

 Live birth

88.2

94.9

91.5

 

89.9

89.3

89.6

   

 Adverse outcome

11.8

5.1

8.5

 

10.1

10.7

10.4

   

Told Could be at Risk for Complications

   

0.216

   

0.078

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

 Yes

76.9

70.7

74.1

 

56.1

46.2

50.8

   

 No

23.1

29.3

25.9

 

43.9

53.8

49.2

   

Type of toilet

   

0.955

   

0.023*

0.179

0.010*

 Not in house

3.4

3.6

3.5

 

6.7

14.6

10.9

   

 In house

96.6

96.4

96.5

 

93.3

85.4

89.1

   

Mean time to health facility

131.9 ± 90.3

87.0 ± 76.1

111.3 ± 86.9

< 0.001*

121.0 ± 67.6

76.7 ± 60.4

96.6 ± 67.3

< 0.001*

0.267

0.208

Programmatic Factor

Attend community event

   

0.533

   

0.365

< 0.001*

< 0.001*

 No

44.0

47.5

45.6

 

66.7

71.4

69.2

   

 Yes

56.0

52.5

54.4

 

33.3

28.7

30.8

   

Number of observations

175

140

315

 

150

171

321

   
  1. *p < 0.050