Maternal morbidity in the first year after childbirth in Mombasa Kenya; a needs assessment

Table 2 Sexual behaviour and reproductive health of women in the year after childbirth in Mombasa Kenya

Variable	Early period	n (%)	Middle period	n (%)	Late period	n (%)	P
Physical violence	N = 130		N = 240		N = 129
Ever pushed or hit by intimate partner		27 (21)		44 (18)		24 (19)	0.84
Pushed or hit since childbirth		8 (6)		12 (5)		10 (8)	0.57
Sexual violence
Ever coerced into having sex	N = 130	48 (37)	N = 238	97 (41)	N = 129	51 (40)	0.77
Ever physically forced to have sex	N = 128	7 (5)	N = 239	28 (12)	N = 126	5 (4)	0.02
Forced to have sex since childbirth	N = 129	0 (0)	N = 239	11 (5)	N = 126	1 (1)	0.009
Parity	N = 130		N = 236		N = 124
1		52 (40)		93 (39)		50 (40)
2		35 (27)		46 (20)		31 (25)
3-4		29 (22)		71 (30)		31 (25)
≥5		14 (11)		26 (11)		12 (10)	0.60
Infant feeding	N = 130		N = 235		N = 129
Exclusive breastfeeding		17 (13)		9 (4)		0 (0)
Mixed feeding		110 (85)		220 (94)		124 (96)
Replacement feeding		3 (2)		6 (3)		5 (4)	<0.001
Fertility plans	N = 130		N = 240		N = 129
Wants more children within two years		1 (1)		8 (3)		4 (3)
Wants more child after two years		64 (49)		124 (52)		79 (61)
Wants no more children		54 (42)		100 (42)		42 (33)
Unsure		11 (9)		8 (3)		4 (3)	0.062
Current contraception	N = 120		N = 230		N = 125
Unmet need for contraception		44 (37)		100 (44)		43 (34)
Modern or traditional contraceptive		16 (13)		80 (35)		68 (54)
Abstinence since childbirth		60 (50)		50 (22)		14 (11)	<0.001
Condom use at last sex (sexually- active women)	N = 70	10 (14)	N = 190	12 (6)	N = 116	6 (5)	0.04^

chi-square test unless noted; ^chi-square test for trend. Early period: 4 weeks to 2 months after childbirth; Middle period: 2 to 6 months after childbirth; Late period: 6 to 12 months after childbirth

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