Table 4 Distribution of women with any severe maternal morbidity by age group according to main determining causes and delays in appropriate care
Main causes of SMM | 10 – 19 years | p-value* | 20 – 34 years | p-value** | 35 – 49 years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hemorrhage | 19.4 | <0.002 | 24.7 | 0.837 | 25.1 |
Hypertension | 73.0 | 0.009 | 69.3 | 0.555 | 70.6 |
Infections | 1.3 | 0.177 | 1.0 | 0.464 | 1.1 |
Clinical surgical conditions | 11.0 | 0.898 | 10.9 | 0.457 | 9.9 |
(n) | (1,713) | (6,220) | (1,622) | ||
Any delay (a) | 57.7 | 0,002 | 52.7 | 0.503 | 53.9 |
(n) | (1550) | (5,686) | (1,480) |