Table 2 Distribution of delays observed at different phases among deceased women by selected socio-demographic and obstetric related characteristics (N=317)
Characteristics | Types of delays | |||||
Type 1 (n=154) | Type 2 (n=107) | Type 3 (n=60) | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age at death | ||||||
<20 | 20 | 13.0 | 19 | 17.8 | 9 | 15.0 |
20-24 | 57 | 37.0 | 42 | 39.3 | 30 | 50.0 |
25-29 | 35 | 22.7 | 26 | 24.3 | 8 | 13.3 |
>29 | 42 | 27.3 | 20 | 18.7 | 13 | 21.7 |
Place of residence | ||||||
Rural | 137 | 89.0 | 98 | 91.6 | 54 | 90.0 |
Urban | 17 | 11.0 | 9 | 8.4 | 6 | 10.0 |
Religion | ||||||
Hindu | 75 | 48.7 | 50 | 46.7 | 30 | 50.0 |
Muslim | 79 | 51.3 | 57 | 53.3 | 30 | 50.0 |
Gravidity | ||||||
Primigravida | 49 | 31.8 | 35 | 32.7 | 23 | 38.3 |
Gravida 2 | 41 | 26.6 | 39 | 36.4 | 17 | 28.3 |
>2 Gravida | 64 | 41.6 | 33 | 30.8 | 20 | 33.3 |
Parity | ||||||
Nullipara | 50 | 32.5 | 37 | 34.6 | 24 | 40.0 |
Primipara | 48 | 31.2 | 39 | 36.4 | 17 | 28.3 |
Multipara | 56 | 36.4 | 31 | 29.0 | 19 | 31.7 |
No of living Children | ||||||
0 | 66 | 42.9 | 47 | 43.9 | 27 | 45.0 |
1 | 39 | 25.3 | 34 | 31.8 | 15 | 25.0 |
>1 | 49 | 31.8 | 26 | 24.3 | 18 | 30.0 |
Distance between home & final hospital | ||||||
<25 | 46 | 29.9 | 21 | 19.6 | 17 | 28.3 |
25-49 | 57 | 37.0 | 32 | 29.9 | 14 | 23.3 |
>49 | 51 | 33.1 | 54 | 50.5 | 29 | 48.3 |