The perspectives of clients and unqualified allopathic practitioners on the management of delivery care in urban slums, Dhaka, Bangladesh - a mixed method study

Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristics of women by their use of unqualified allopathic practitioners (UAPs) during labor and delivery

Characteristic	n	% of women who used UAPs during delivery	p value	Pearson Chi-square
Age group (years)
15-19	69	40.6	p = 0.037	8.482
20-24	171	35.7
25-29	121	31.4
≥ 30	102	21.6
Education
None	167	21.0	p < 0.001	15.076
Any education	296	38.5
Average monthly family income (taka)
≤ 5000 (≤ 71 US$)	157	32.2	p = 0.346	2.123
5001-8000 (71.1-114 US$)	154	31.0
≥ 8001 (≥ 114.1 US$)	152	28.0
Gravidity (number of total pregnancies)
1	115	46.1	p < 0.001	24.975
2	133	38.3
≥ 3	215	20.9
Number of living children
0-1	152	44.1	p < 0.001	21.640
2	130	34.6
≥ 3	181	20.4
Knowledge on any danger-sign during pregnancy
Yes	255	36.1	p = 0.029	3.950
No	208	27.4
Reported any delivery-related complications
Yes	197	45.2	p < 0.001	26.537
No	266	22.6
Total	463	32.2

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