Table 4 Basic characteristics of total study population
From: Validating the WHO maternal near miss tool: comparing high- and low-resource settings
Netherlands (N = 2538) | Tanzania (N = 248) | Malawi (N = 386) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (y) | ||||
Data available | 2512 | 248 | 384 | |
< 20 | 31 (1.2) | 23 (9.3) | 83 (21.6) | b |
20-35 | 1945 (77.4) | 187 (75.4) | 267 (69.5) | a |
> 35 | 536 (21.3) | 38 (15.3) | 34 (8.9) | b |
Parity | ||||
Data available | 2388 | 227 | 377 | |
0 | 1258 (52.7) | 52 (22.9) | 83 (22.0) | b |
1 | 867 (36.3) | 30 (13.2) | 56 (14.9) | b |
≥ 2 | 263 (9.9) | 145 (63.9) | 238 (63.1) | b |
Units of blood | ||||
Data available | 2461 | 248 | 371 | |
0 | 734 (29.8) | 64 (25.8) | 201 (54.2) | b |
1 | 6 (0.2) | 108 (43.5) | 77 (20.8) | b |
2 | 88 (3.6) | 54 (21.8) | 65 (17.5) | b |
3 | 50 (2.0) | 12 (4.8) | 19 (5.1) | b |
4 | 802 (32.6) | 8 (3.2) | 5 (1.3) | b |
≥ 5 | 781 (31.7) | 2 (0.8) | 4 (1.0) | b |
Mortality | ||||
Data available | 2538 | 248 | 386 | |
CFR | 48 (1.9) | 32 (12.9) | 46 (11.9) | |