Table 2 Comparisons between MWH users and non-MWH users at baseline and endline and comparisons of changes over time at Area 25
From: Evaluation of a maternity waiting home and community education program in two districts of Malawi
Baseline | Endline | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MWH (%) | Non-MWH (%) | Total (%) | Difference between MWH users and non-users (p value) | MWH (%) | Non-MWH (%) | Total (%) | Difference between MWH users and non-users (p value) | Change in MWH users over time (p value) | Change in non-MWH users over time (p value) | |
Sociodemographic Factors | ||||||||||
Age group | 0.751 | 0.847 | 0.634 | 0.524 | ||||||
15–19 | 18.6 | 15.4 | 16.6 | 17.9 | 20.0 | 19.1 | ||||
20–24 | 44.2 | 40.3 | 41.7 | 37.4 | 37.7 | 37.5 | ||||
25–29 | 20.9 | 22.2 | 21.7 | 26.8 | 22.4 | 24.2 | ||||
30–34 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 15.3 | 14.0 | ||||
35+ | 8.1 | 8.7 | 8.5 | 5.7 | 4.7 | 5.1 | ||||
Education level | 0.578 | 0.352 | 0.23 | 0.244 | ||||||
None | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | ||||
Primary | 58.6 | 52.0 | 54.4 | 47.7 | 51.9 | 50.2 | ||||
Secondary or higher | 40.2 | 46.0 | 43.9 | 49.2 | 42.5 | 45.4 | ||||
Marital Status | 0.428 | < 0.001* | 0.001* | 0.788 | ||||||
Currently not married | 4.6 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 20.6 | 2.2 | 10.1 | ||||
Currently married | 95.4 | 97.3 | 96.6 | 79.4 | 97.8 | 89.9 | ||||
Husband’s Education | 0.478 | 0.397 | 0.100 | 0.481 | ||||||
None | 0 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 3.0 | ||||
Primary | 33.3 | 29.2 | 30.7 | 21.4 | 27.5 | 25.3 | ||||
Secondary or higher | 66.7 | 69.4 | 68.4 | 76.5 | 69.0 | 71.8 | ||||
Key Risk Factors | ||||||||||
Parity | 0.165 | 0.045* | 0.625 | 0.025* | ||||||
1 | 42.5 | 31.3 | 35.5 | 48.9 | 38.1 | 42.8 | ||||
2–4 | 49.4 | 55.6 | 53.3 | 43.1 | 56.9 | 50.9 | ||||
5+ | 8.1 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 6.3 | ||||
Prior Birth Outcome | 0.025* | 0.369 | 0.550 | 0.355 | ||||||
Live birth | 76.6 | 90.5 | 85.9 | 81.3 | 86.4 | 84.5 | ||||
Adverse outcome | 23.4 | 9.5 | 14.1 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 15.5 | ||||
Told Could be at Risk for Complications | 0.832 | < 0.001* | 0.54 | 0.002* | ||||||
Yes | 54.7 | 56.1 | 55.6 | 58.8 | 38.7 | 47.3 | ||||
No | 45.3 | 43.9 | 44.4 | 41.2 | 61.3 | 52.7 | ||||
Type of toilet | < 0.001* | < 0.001* | 0.003* | < 0.001* | ||||||
Not in house | 46.5 | 4.7 | 19.9 | 66.9 | 25.4 | 43.2 | ||||
In house | 53.5 | 95.3 | 80.1 | 33.1 | 74.6 | 56.8 | ||||
Mean time to health facility | 50.6 ± 31.8 | 43.3 ± 30.8 | 46.2 ± 31.3 | 0.092 | 46.4 ± 36.9 | 58.2 ± 56.5 | 53.2 ± 49.5 | 0.043* | 0.397 | 0.007* |
Programmatic Factor | ||||||||||
Attend community event | 0.932 | 0.70 | 0.001* | 0.031* | ||||||
No | 80.5 | 80.0 | 80.2 | 59.8 | 69.6 | 65.4 | ||||
Yes | 19.5 | 20.0 | 19.8 | 40.2 | 30.4 | 34.6 | ||||
Number of observations | 86 | 149 | 235 | 123 | 170 | 293 | ||||