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Table 3 Distribution of delays observed at different phases among deceased women by health seeking behaviour and delivery related characteristics (N=317)

From: Praying until death: revisiting three delays model to contextualize the socio-cultural factors associated with maternal deaths in a region with high prevalence of eclampsia in India

Characteristics

Type of delay

Type 1 (n=154)

Type 2 (n=107)

Type 3 (n=60)

n

%

n

%

N

%

No of ANC visits

 No

140

92.1

71

69.6

34

59.6

 1-2

10

6.6

22

21.6

18

31.6

 >2

2

1.3

9

8.8

5

8.8

Referral status

 Yes

129

83.8

93

86.9

49

81.7

 No

25

16.2

14

13.1

11

18.3

Mode of delivery

 Undelivered

39

27.7

27

27.0

11

18.6

 Vaginal/Vacuum/forceps

42

29.8

31

31.0

20

33.9

 Caesarean section

60

42.6

42

42.0

28

47.5

Period of admission

 AN Period

49

31.8

28

26.2

17

28.3

 Intrapartum

51

33.1

31

29.0

21

35.0

 Postpartum/Natal

54

35.1

48

44.9

22

36.7