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Table 1 Recently delivered women: Background, antenatal and birth characteristics

From: Postpartum hemorrhage prevention in Nepal: a program assessment

 

Mountain region

Hill region

Terai region

(n = 690)

(n = 690)

(n = 690)

Mean age in years ± SD

24 ± 6

25 ± 6

23 ± 5.0

Educational attainment

 None

50.4 (348)

39.4 (272)

29.6 (204)

 Primary

36.2 (250)

42.9 (296)

57.1 (394)

 Secondary plus

13.3 (92)

17.7 (122)

13.3 (92)

Wealth quintile

 Lowest

45.2 (312)

14.8 (102)

0.0 (0)

 Second

36.7 (253)

22.8 (157)

0.1 (1)

 Third

12.2 (84)

36.2 (250)

12.0 (83)

 Fourth

1.6 (11)

15.1 (104)

43.3 (299)

 Highest

4.4 (30)

11.2 (77)

44.5 (307)

Met with FCHV during pregnancy

61.9 (427)

60.1 (415)

78.0 (538)

Received antenatal care

89.3 (616)

90.9 (627)

94.6 (653)

Source of antenatal carea

n = 616

n = 627

n = 653

 FCHV

30.7 (189)

35.1 (220)

48.1 (314)

 Doctor/nurse/ANM

89.4 (551)

90.0 (564)

95.3 (622)

 TBA/AHW/HA/other

21.3 (131)

23.6 (148)

5.4 (35)

Used iron/folic acid tablets during pregnancy

84.4 (582)

89.9 (620)

90.0 (621)

Delivery location

 Home

52.9 (365)

50.6 (349)

33.0 (228)

 Health facility

44.9 (310)

48.1 (332)

65.4 (451)

 In transit to facility

2.2 (15)

1.3 (9)

1.6 (11)

  1. aResponse categories were not mutually exclusive
  2. Data are % (n) unless otherwise specified
  3. FCHV denotes Female Community Health Volunteer; ANM auxiliary nurse midwife