Table 1 Characteristics of study participants (n = 921) and of the women that answered the childbirth experience question (n = 898)
Characteristics | Total group n = 921 | Answered overall experience question n = 898 |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Age | ||
15–24 | 295 (32.1) | 292 (32.6) |
25–34 | 489 (53.2) | 476 (53.1) |
35–44 | 133 (14.5) | 126 (14.0) |
> 44 | 3 (0.3) | 3 (0.3) |
Mean (SD) | 27.8 (6.0) | 27.7 (5.9) |
Median (min; max) | 27.0 (15.0; 46.0) | 27.0 (15.0; 46.0) |
Parity | ||
Primiparous | 326 (35.4) | 319 (35.5) |
Multiparous | 595 (64.6) | 579 (64.5) |
Education | ||
Never attended school | 76 (8.4) | 75 (8.5) |
Primary school | 635 (70.2) | 618 (70.1) |
Secondary school | 163 (18.0) | 158 (17.9) |
University level | 31 (3.4) | 31 (3.5) |
Marital Status | ||
Married & cohabiting | 774 (84.1) | 754 (84.1) |
Separated, widowed or single | 146 (15.9) | 143 (15.9) |
Number of people in household | ||
1–4 | 472 (51.4) | 461 (51.5) |
5–7 | 345 (37.6) | 338 (37.8) |
> 7 | 101 (11.0) | 96 (10.7) |
Province | ||
Kigali | 304 (33.0) | 296 (33.0) |
Northern Province | 617 (67.0) | 602 (67.0) |
Health Insurance | ||
Community based | 686 (74.6) | 670 (74.7) |
Public and private | 46 (5.0) | 45 (5.0) |
No insurance | 188 (20.4) | 182 (20.3) |
Place of childbirth | ||
Health centre | 582 (63.3) | 571 (63.7) |
District hospital | 230 (25.0) | 227 (25.3) |
Referral hospital or Private clinic | 60 (6.5) | 60 (6.7) |
At home or on the way to the clinic | 47 (5.1) | 38 (4.2) |
Mode of delivery | ||
Vaginal birth | 803 (88.0) | 781 (87.9) |
Planned CS | 33 (3.6) | 33 (3.7) |
Emergency CS | 76 (8.3) | 75 (8.4) |
Complications or problems during childbirth | ||
No complications | 765 (83.4) | 745 (83.3) |
Complications | 152 (16.6) | 149 (16.7) |
Health status one day after childbirth | ||
Very good | 50 (5.4) | 48 (5.4) |
Good | 573 (62.4) | 561 (62.5) |
Neither good nor bad | 224 (24.4) | 217 (24.2) |
Bad | 59 (6.4) | 58 (6.5) |
Very bad | 13 (1.4) | 13 (1.4) |
Age of baby | ||
1–6 months | 484 (52.8) | 475 (53.2) |
7–13 months | 432 (47.2) | 418 (46.8) |
New-born health status one day after birth | ||
Very good | 442 (48.0) | 429 (47.8) |
Good | 365 (39.6) | 357 (39.8) |
Neither good nor bad | 51 (5.5) | 49 (5.5) |
Bad | 49 (5.3) | 49 (5.5) |
Very bad | 14 (1.5) | 14 (1.6) |