Health problem | Pre intervention (N = 741) | Post intervention (N = 725) | (95% CI) † | pvalue (adjusted) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Fever/high temperature | 90 (12.1%) | 72 (9.9%) | 0.806 (0.571, 1.140) | NS |
Excessive vaginal bleeding | 53 (7.2%) | 46 (6.3%) | 0.871 (0.566, 1.341) | NS |
Offensive vaginal loss | 25 (3.4%) | 10 (1.4%) | 0.369 (0.169, 0.807) | 0.012 |
Severe or persistent headache | 81 (10.9%) | 78 (10.8%) | 0.990 (0.699, 1.401) | NS |
Perineal pain | 215 (29.0%) | 188 (25.9%) | 1.091 (0.829, 1.436) | NS |
Haemorrhoids | 164 (22.1%) | 150 (20.7%) | 0.994 (0.761, 1.298) | NS |
Constipation | 232 (31.3%) | 185 (25.5%) | 0.719 (0.560, 0.925) | 0.010 |
Difficulty passing urine | 45 (6.1%) | 26 (3.6%) | 0.580 (0.342, 0.986) | 0.044 |
Caesarean wound problems | 46 (22.0%) | 49 (20.3%) | 0.983 (0.612, 1.579) | NS |
Backache | 251 (33.9%) | 217 (29.9%) | 0.860 (0.682, 1.085) | NS |
Mastitis | 49 (6.6%) | 29 (4.0%) | 0.605 (0.369, 0.990) | 0.046 |