Table 1 Study population sociodemographic and health care-related characteristics
From: Maternal satisfaction with organized perinatal care in Serbian public hospitals
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
<25 | 9294 | 26.9 |
≥25 | 25137 | 73.1 |
Education | ||
Low level education* | 24457 | 74 |
Medium and high education** | 8589 | 26 |
Parity | ||
Primiparity | 16625 | 51.2 |
Multiparity | 15860 | 48.8 |
Mode of delivery | ||
Vaginal without epidural anesthesia | 23631 | 71.5 |
Vaginal with epidural anesthesia | 1644 | 5.0 |
Caesarean | 7785 | 23.5 |
Institution | ||
Primary health care | 10705 | 32.5 |
General hospital | 730 | 2.2 |
Clinics and clinical centers | 21508 | 65.3 |
Mother informed of the patients’ rights | ||
Yes | 14256 | 42.3 |
No or partly | 19450 | 57.7 |
Mother informed where she can file a complaint for violation of the patients’ rights | ||
Yes | 17771 | 52.9 |
No or partly | 15824 | 47.1 |
Mother informed about the pregnancy and delivery through the Maternal Counseling Service | ||
Yes | 18284 | 55.1 |
No or partly | 14895 | 44.9 |