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Table 9 Factors independently associated with any sub-standard care/delay in receiving care identified among women with obstetric complication (multiple analysis by Poisson regression*; n = 4,794)

From: Delays in receiving obstetric care and poor maternal outcomes: results from a national multicentre cross-sectional study

Variable

PRadj

95% CI*

P

Insurance for hospitalization (Public)

1.96

1.47–2.60

<0.001

Gestational age at pregnancy termination (postpartum/ post-abortion or <37 weeks)

1.32

1.13–1.55

<0.002

Ethnicity (Non-white)

1.26

1.10–1.46

0.002

Antenatal care at the same facility (No/no PN)

1.30

1.10–1.53

0.003

Number of previous abortions (≥1)

1.07

1.02–1.13

0.011

Schooling (up to high school)

1.27

1.03–1.57

0.025

Insurance for prenatal care (Public)

0.87

0.76–0.99

0.043

  1. PRadj: Prevalence ratio adjusted for cluster design; *Analysis considering the cluster design (centre).
  2. Predictors included in the multivariable model: age, ethnicity, educational level, marital status, insurance for hospitalization, antenatal care at the same facility, insurance for antenatal care, way of access to hospital, number of pregnancies, number of previous births, number of previous C-sections, number of abortions, gestational age at admission, gestational age at pregnancy termination, pre-existing health conditions and mode of delivery.