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Table 3 Comparison between rural and urban districts

From: Assessment of quality of obstetric care in Zimbabwe using the standard primipara

Process Indicators

Rural

Nā€‰=ā€‰6026

Urban

Nā€‰=ā€‰4921

*p-value

Booking status (%)

94.9

94.5

0.394

Mean gestation at booking (weeks)

22.4

25.3

<ā€‰0.001

Antenatal HIV screening (%)

37.8

60.1

<ā€‰0.001

Initial place of onset labour-institutional (%)

30.6

5.6

<ā€‰0.001

Institutional deliveries (%)

80.2

97.1

<ā€‰0.001

Intrapartum complications detected (%)

7.4

18.3

<ā€‰0.001

Referrals in labour (%)

3.1

15.8

<ā€‰0.001

Caesarean section rate (%)

2.2

6.5

<ā€‰0.001

Vacuum delivery rate (%)

0.5

2.5

<ā€‰0.001

Post-partum referrals (%)

0.4

1.2

<ā€‰0.001

Outcome Indicators

ā€ƒPNMR (N/1000 births)

19

11

0.001

  1. Abbreviations: HIV human immunodeficiency virus, PNMR perinatal mortality rate
  2. *=ā€‰Analysis of process and outcome indicators between districts