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Table 1 Overall scores for quality of care indicators by client’s characteristics at Mulago hospital, general labor ward during May, 2012

From: Quality of intrapartum care at Mulago national referral hospital, Uganda: clients’ perspective

Characteristics

Frequency n (%)

Mean index scores (SD)

Median index scores (IQR)

P-value (difference in mean scores)

Overall

384

49.4 (15.46)

49.1 (37.5-58.9)

 

Age group (years)

   

0.5

18–19

86 (22.4)

50.4 (17.8)

50 (37.5 - 62.5)

 

20–24

141 (36.7)

49.7 (14.4)

49.1 (39.3 - 58.9)

 

25–29

85 (22.1)

47.1 (15.4)

48.2 (37.5-53.6)

 

≥ 30

72 (18.6)

47.0 (21.5)

48.2 (25–67.8)

 

Educational level

    

No education

21 (5.5)

44.9 (13)

50 (37.5-46.4)

0.0111*

Primary

134 (34.9)

46.6 (15.2)

44.6 (35.7-58.9)

 

Secondary

176 (45.8)

51.0 (15.4)

51.8 (39.3-59.8)

 

Post secondary (college/university)

53 (13.8)

53.0 (16.0)

55.4 (41.1-60.7)

 

Current occupation

    

House work

217 (56.5)

49.1 (16)

48.2 (37.5-58.9)

0.8

Employed/salaried

62 (16.2)

49.7 (15.3)

50.9 (41.1-58.9)

 

Self employed/business

105 (27.3)

50 (14.4)

50 (39.3-60.7)

 

Current marital status

    

Never married

64 (16.7)

48.6 (15.7)

48.2 (37.5-58.9)

0.8

Currently married

320 (83.3)

49.1 (15.6)

46.4 (39.3-57.1)

 

Total number of children ever born

    

1

159 (41.4)

51.6 (16.1)

51.8 (39.3- 62.5)

0.05*

2–3

141 (36.7)

48.5 (15.4)

46.4 (37.5-58.9)

 

4–5

56 (14.6)

45.4 (13)

43.7 (37.5-53.6)

 

6+

28 (7.3)

49.8 (15.2)

50 (42.8-60.7)

 

Place of residence

    

Urban

333 (86.7)

48.7 (15.34

48.2 (37.5- 58.9)

0.03*

Rural

51 (13.3)

53.67 (15.69)

53.6 (42.8- 62.5)

 

Referral

    

No

206 (53.6)

49.6 (15.9)

50 (37.5-58.9)

0.8

Yes

178 (46.4)

49.2 (14.9)

48.2 (39.3-58.9)

 
  1. Key: mean age of respondents: 24.1 years (SD: 5.04), median age: 23 years, range: 18 to 41 years.
  2. *statistically significant at ≤ 0.05