Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics and medical history of the participants with obstetric complications displayed according to maternal outcomes

Age category

0.447

 18 years or less

256 (8.3)

11 (8.5)

57 (8.2)

188 (8.3)

 19–24 years

1207 (38.9)

48 (36.9)

251 (36.1)

908 (39.9)

 > = 24 years

1637 (52.8)

71 (54.6)

387 (55.7)

1179 (51.7)

Gravidity

<0.001

 1

999 (32.2)

29 (22.3)

184 (26.5)

786 (34.6)

 2–4

1519 (49.0)

62 (47.7)

357 (51.4)

1100 (48.4)

 5 and more

582 (18.8)

39 (30.0)

154 (22.2)

389 (17.1)

Marital status

0.249

 Single

519 (16.7)

23 (17.7)

134 (19.3)

362 (15.9)

 Married

2571 (83.0)

107 (82.3)

560 (80.7)

1904 (83.9)

 Separated

10 (0.3)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

10 (0.4)

Employment status

0.053

 Formal

304 (9.8)

9 (6.3)

68 (9.8)

228 (10.0)

 Informal

994 (32.1)

39 (30.2)

251 (36.2)

704 (31.0)

 Unemployed

1797 (58.1)

82 (63.6)

376 (56.0)

1343 (59.0)

ΩEducation level

<0.001

 None or primary level

1275 (41.4)

72 (56.3)

309 (44.7)

894 (39.5)

 Secondary level

1472 (47.8)

49 (38.2)

309 (44.7)

1114 (49.3)

 Post-secondary (tertiary)

333 (10.8)

7 (5.5)

75 (10.6)

253 (11.2)

Referral status

0.121

 Referred

2064 (66.7)

97 (74.6)

453 (65.3)

1514 (66.6)

 Not Referred (self-referrals)

1036 (33.3)

33 (25.4)

242 (34.7)

760 (33.4)

Timing of complications

 Occurred before admission

1189 (53.8)

48 (36.9)

324 (46.6)

817 (35.9)

<0.001

 Occurred before arrival and new complications developed

565 (25.6)

46 (27.6)

239 (34.4)

290 (12.8)

 Complications occurred during hospitalized

458 (20.6)

48 (35.4)

132 (18.9)

1168 (51.3)

Admission to the HDU

 Yes

541 (17.5)

71 (54.6)

464 (66.8)

6 (0.3)

0.750

 No

2559 (82.5)

59 (45.4)

231 (33.2)

2269 (99.7)