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Table 1 Demographic and behavioral characteristics of study participants, by preeclampsia status

From: Delayed access to emergency obstetrical care among preeclamptic and non-preeclamptic women in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti

 

Non-preeclamptic n (%)

Preeclamptic n (%)

p-value

n = 210

n = 292

 

Mean age (SD)

27.2 (6.2)

29.7 (6.8)

< 0.01

Married or cohabitating

149 (71.3)

223 (76.4)

0.20

Attended some secondary school or university

152 (73.1)

206 (71.3)

0.66

Employed in formal sector

15 (7.4)

16 (5.6)

0.43

Had religious affiliation

184 (88.0)

276 (95.2)

< 0.01

Owned home

64 (30.5)

138 (47.3)

< 0.01

Internally displaced

1 (0.5)

8 (2.8)

0.04

“Doing well” or “good” (reported economic status)1

12 (5.8)

25 (8.7)

0.22

ANC2 with health professional

203 (96.7)

281 (96.2)

0.80

Adequate ANC (4+ visits)

171 (84.2)

231 (83.1)

0.74

Diagnosis of preeclampsia in current pregnancy

15 (7.2)

136 (46.9)

< 0.01

Birth plan made with health professional3

191 (91.0)

258 (89.0)

0.35

Birth plan made with TBA

35 (16.6)

38 (13.0)

0.18

ANC with TBA

43 (20.6)

61 (20.9)

0.77

Remembered any preeclampsia danger signs

31 (14.8)

93 (31.9)

< 0.01

Any medications taken in pregnancy

193 (91.9)

266 (91.1)

0.34

Medications prescribed by health professional

191 (91.0)

267 (91.8)

0.20

Antihypertensive medications reported

0 (0)

38 (13.0)

< 0.01

Did not remember the name of medications taken

86 (41.0)

102 (34.9)

0.17

  1. 1Economic status self-reported via four-item scale using locally appropriate terminology, choices included “doing well”, “good”, “not too bad” and “no money”
  2. 2ANC = Antenatal care. DHS = Demographic and Health Surveys. TBA = Traditional birth attendant
  3. 3Birth plans refer to a discussion between provider and patient about intentions and plans for birth