Table 1 Characteristics of women who delivered by Caesarean section during the study period
From: Caesarean section audit to improve quality of care in a rural referral hospital in Tanzania
Basic indicators | Number | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Maternal age in years | 26.6 (6.5) | |
Gravidity | 2.7 (1.6) | |
1 | 99 | |
2 | 75 | |
3+ | 160 | |
Parity | 1.6 (1.6) | |
0 | 101 | |
1 | 80 | |
2+ | 153 | |
Number of living children | 1.3 (1.4) | |
0 | 120 | |
1 | 87 | |
2+ | 120 | |
(unknown) | (7) | |
Gestational age in weeks | 38.8 (2.8) | |
HIV-positive status | 20 (10.2%) | |
Maternal-near-miss | 26 (7.8%) | |
Maternal deaths | 5 (1.5%) |