Table 1 Comparison of the characteristics of the sample according to whether birth took place in a public or a private hospital
Variables | Hospital category | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Public | Private | ||||
N | % | N | % | ||
Maternal age | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
<20 years | 239 | 23.5 | 23 | 7.1 | 0.000 |
≥20 years | 780 | 76.5 | 302 | 92.9 | |
Parity | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Primiparous | 482 | 47.3 | 189 | 58.2 | 0.001 |
Multiparous | 537 | 52.7 | 136 | 41.8 | |
Maternal educational level | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
≤8 years | 485 | 47.6 | 23 | 7.1 | 0.000 |
>8 years | 534 | 52.4 | 302 | 92.9 | |
Working outside of the home | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Yes | 227 | 22.3 | 198 | 60.9 | 0.000 |
No | 792 | 77.7 | 127 | 39.1 | |
Maternal skin color | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
White | 155 | 15.2 | 90 | 27.7 | 0.000 |
Black or brown | 864 | 84.8 | 235 | 72.3 | |
Family income | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
<2 minimum monthly salaries | 709 | 69.6 | 26 | 8.0 | 0.000 |
≥2 minimum monthly salaries | 310 | 30.4 | 299 | 92.0 | |
Living with child’s father | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Yes | 842 | 82.6 | 303 | 93.2 | 0.000 |
No | 177 | 17.4 | 22 | 6.8 | |
Number of prenatal consultations | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
<6 consultations | 342 | 26.2 | 10 | 3.1 | 0.000 |
≥6 consultations | 677 | 73.8 | 315 | 96.9 | |
Prenatal care in private network | 972 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Yes | 86 | 8.8 | 323 | 99.4 | 0.000 |
No | 886 | 91.2 | 2 | 0.6 | |
Prenatal care at the place of childbirth | 972 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Yes | 123 | 12.7 | 50 | 15.4 | 0.221 |
No | 849 | 87.3 | 275 | 84.6 | |
Level of hospital care | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Low complexity | 927 | 91.0 | 325 | 100.0 | 0.000 |
High complexity | 92 | 9.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Day when childbirth occurred | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Between Wednesday and Friday | 483 | 47.4 | 146 | 44.9 | 0.444 |
Other days | 536 | 52.6 | 179 | 55.1 | |
Volume of deliveries during the shift | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
<8 deliveries/24 hours | 495 | 48.6 | 325 | 100.0 | 0.000 |
≥8 deliveries/24 hours | 524 | 51.4 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Birth weight | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
<2500 grams | 55 | 5.4 | 11 | 3.4 | 0.184 |
≥2500 grams | 964 | 94.6 | 314 | 96.6 | |
Twinning | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Yes | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.028 |
No | 1005 | 98.6 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Sex | 1019 | 100.0 | 325 | 100.0 | |
Male | 555 | 54.5 | 164 | 50.5 | 0.225 |
Female | 464 | 45.5 | 161 | 49.5 | |