Table 3 Maternal experience with caesarean section
Maternal Characteristics | Upper West Regional Hospital | St Joseph’s Hospital | Total | P-values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | Â |
History of Previous caesarean section | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Had a previous caesarean section | 30 (15.7) | 66 (38.4) | 96 (26.5) |  |
 No previous caesarean section | 161 (84.3) | 106 (61.6) | 267 (73.6) |  |
Indication for previous caesarean section (multiple response analysis) | Â | 0.001 | ||
 Big baby | 24 (41.4) | 13 (43.3) | 37 (42.1) |  |
 Previous Caesarean section | 23 (39.7) | – | 23 (26.1) |  |
 Baby not lying well | 7 (12.1) | 15 (50.0) | 22 (25.0) |  |
 Bleeding (Antepartum Haemorrhage) | 4 (6.0) | – | 4 (4.6) |  |
 Repeated Miscarriages | 10 (17.2) | – | 10 (11.4) |  |
 Complicated Hypertension in pregnancy | 1 (1.7) | 2 (6.7) | 3 (3.4) |  |
 Maternal request | – | 1 (3.3) | 1 (1.1) |  |
 Not told the reason for Caesarean section | – | 2 (6.7) | 2 (2.3) |  |
 Others | 6 (10.3) | 5 (16.7) | 11 (12.5) |  |
Overall description of Caesarean section experience (multiple response analysis) | 0.207 | |||
 Good | 8 (13.6) | 4 (14.8) | 12 (14.0) |  |
 Painful | 39 (66.1) | 18 (66.7) | 57 (66.3) |  |
 Long stay in Hospital | 22 (37.3) | 3 (11.1) | 25 (29.1) |  |
 Bad attitude of Staff | 6 (10.2) | 1 (3.7) | 7 (8.1) |  |
 Others | 3 (5.1) | 3 (11.1) | 6 (7.0) |  |
Information wished to have known before the Caesarea section (multiple response analysis) | 0.001 | |||
 Reason for having the caesarean section | 3 (5.0) | 17 (58.6) | 20 (22.5) |  |
 Complications of the surgery | 8 (13.3) | 17 (58.6) | 25 (28.1) |  |
 Duration of stay in hospital | 13 (21.7) | 7 (24.1) | 20 (22.5) |  |
 Cost of the caesarean section | 6 (10.0) | 4 (13.8) | 10 (11.2) |  |
 Effects of medications on baby | 3 (5.0) | 2 (6.9) | 5 (5.6) |  |
 Other questions on caesarean section | 36 (60.0) | 2 (6.9) | 38 (42.7) |  |
What would have made your caesarean section (CS) experience better (Multiple response analysis) | 0.267 | |||
 Education on CS at antenatal clinic | 37 (75.5) | 20 (71.4) | 57 (74.0) |  |
 Better staff attitude | 9 (18.4) | 5 (17.9) | 14 (18.2) |  |
 Shorter stay at hospital | 4 (8.2) | 1 (3.6) | 5 (6.5) |  |
 Been told earlier about having CS | 8 (16.3) | 12 (42.9) | 20 (26.0) |  |
Experienced complication of Caesarean section (Multiple response analysis) | 0.059 | |||
 Bleeding | 11 (18.3) | 1 (3.3) | 12 (13.3) |  |
 Infection of wound | 4 (6.7) | 2 (6.7) | 6 (6.7) |  |
 Sick baby | 6 (10) | – | 6 (6.7) |  |
 Reaction to anaesthesia medications | – | 1 (3.3) | 1 (1.1) |  |
 No complications | 34 (56.7) | 26 (86.7) | 60 (66.7) |  |
 Other complications | 8 (13.3) | 3 (10.0) | 11 (12.2) |  |
Form of Anaesthesia used for surgery | Â | Â | Â | 0.052 |
 Spinal | 54 (91.5) | 23 (76.7) | 77 (86.5) |  |
 General | 5 (8.5) | 7 (23.3) | 12 (13.5) |  |
Procedure explained before caesarean section | Â | Â | 0.001 | |
 Procedure explained | 55 (98.2) | 21 (72.4) | 76 (89.4) |  |
 Procedure not explained | 1 (1.8) | 8 (27.6) | 9 (10.6) |  |