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Table 5 Association of mothers’ characteristics with satisfaction outcome

From: Mothers’ satisfaction with care during facility-based childbirth: a cross-sectional survey in southern Mozambique

Satisfaction outcome

Very dissatisfied

Dissatisfied

Neutral

Satisfied

Very satisfied

  

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

N

p

Sociodemographic characteristics

Completed educational level

          

3778

0.027

 None

3

0.6%

5

1.1%

16

3.4%

258

55.0%

187

39.9%

469

 

 Primary

31

1.3%

52

2.2%

101

4.3%

1364

58.6%

779

33.5%

2327

 

 Secondary or higher

6

0.6%

19

1.9%

52

5.3%

591

60.2%

314

32.0%

982

 

Marital status

          

3778

< 0.001

 Married

18

0.8%

42

1.8%

68

3.0%

1230

53.7%

931

40.7%

2289

 

 Single

22

1.6%

33

2.4%

96

6.9%

930

66.5%

317

22.7%

1398

 

 Divorced/Widowed

0

0.0%

1

1.1%

5

5.5%

53

58.2%

32

35.2%

91

 

Occupational status

          

3778

< 0.001

 Housewife

24

1.3%

36

2.0%

123

6.8%

1220

67.4%

407

22.5%

1810

 

 Subsistence farmer

16

0.9%

39

2.2%

37

2.1%

861

49.3%

794

45.4%

1747

 

 Student

0

0.0%

0

0.0%

5

4.4%

70

61.4%

39

34.2%

114

 

 Employed

0

0.0%

1

0.9%

4

3.7%

62

57.9%

40

45.4%

107

 

Obstetric characteristics

Distance to the nearest health facility in km

        

3753

< 0.001

  < 1.0

5

0.8%

12

1.9%

26

4.2%

259

41.8%

317

51.2%

619

 

  ≥ 1.0 to < 2.5

13

1.2%

16

1.4%

47

4.2%

541

48.8%

491

44.3%

1108

 

  ≥ 2.5 to < 5.0

11

1.2%

18

2.0%

31

3.5%

580

64.8%

255

28.5%

895

 

  ≥ 5.0 to < 7.5

2

0.5%

9

2.1%

35

8.1%

272

62.8%

115

26.6%

433

 

  ≥ 7.5

9

1.3%

21

3.0%

29

4.2%

548

78.5%

91

13.0%

698

 

Mean of transportation to the health facility

        

3778

< 0.001

 Walking

30

1.6%

53

2.8%

79

4.2%

1111

58.5%

627

33.0%

1900

 

 Taxi mini bus

6

0.5%

17

1.5%

57

5.1%

636

56.4%

411

36.5%

1127

 

 Private car

3

0.5%

5

0.9%

25

4.5%

371

66.6%

153

27.5%

557

 

 Ambulance

0

0.0%

1

0.6%

6

3.7%

76

47.2%

78

48.4%

161

 

 Motorcycle/bicycle

1

3.0%

0

0.0%

2

6.1%

19

57.6%

11

33.3%

33

 

Type of Health facility

          

3778

< 0.001

 Type II health centre

29

1.3%

53

2.3%

90

4.0%

1268

55.9%

828

36.5%

2268

 

 Type I health centre

7

1.1%

19

3.1%

45

7.2%

359

57.8%

191

30.8%

621

 

 Hospital

4

0.4%

4

0.4%

34

3.8%

586

65.9%

261

29.4%

889

 

Duration of labour

          

3400

< 0.001

  < 12 h

12

1.8%

23

3.4%

15

2.2%

369

54.1%

263

38.6%

682

 

  ≥ 12 to < 24 h

11

1.4%

25

3.3%

29

3.8%

469

61.4%

230

30.1%

764

 

  ≥ 24 h

10

0.5%

24

1.2%

106

5.4%

1164

59.6%

650

33.3%

1954

 

Presence of companion throughout the childbirth

      

3778

< 0.001

 Yes

15

0.7%

35

1.7%

102

4.9%

1188

56.7%

755

36.0%

2095

 

 No

25

1.5%

41

2.4%

67

4.0%

1025

60.9%

525

31.2%

1683