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Table 2 Average length of stay (in days) of women after childbirth in public-private health facility by type of delivery according to their background characteristics, India, 2015-16

From: Length of stay after childbirth in India: a comparative study of public and private health institutions

Duration of Stay (in days)

Total

Vaginal

C-section

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Public

Private

All

Age

  

***

  

***

  

***

 15–24 Years

2.90

4.69

3.36

2.15

2.08

2.14

9.26

9.12

9.18

 25–29 Years

2.95

4.71

3.47

2.12

2.31

2.16

9.11

8.25

8.60

 30–39 Years

2.88

4.81

3.49

1.99

2.35

2.08

8.34

8.10

8.20

 > 40 Years

2.29

4.82

2.96

1.72

2.02

1.78

6.87

8.27

7.70

Education

  

***

  

***

  

***

 Illiterate

2.13

3.86

2.42

1.75

1.56

1.72

8.19

9.68

8.92

 Primary

2.68

4.35

3.00

2.07

1.86

2.04

9.20

9.31

9.25

 Secondary

3.25

4.87

3.72

2.26

2.39

2.29

9.03

8.53

8.76

 Higher

3.70

5.03

4.47

2.27

2.56

2.41

8.66

7.73

7.97

Place of Residence

  

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***

  

***

 Urban

3.62

4.68

4.07

2.48

2.42

2.46

8.57

7.64

7.98

 Rural

2.69

4.78

3.17

1.98

2.13

2.01

9.05

9.14

9.10

Religion

  

***

  

***

  

***

 Hindu

2.93

4.88

3.49

2.12

2.21

2.14

9.64

8.73

9.09

 Muslim

2.81

4.19

3.24

1.90

2.10

1.95

7.14

7.76

7.44

 Others

2.80

4.50

3.24

2.06

2.77

2.20

7.51

7.13

7.32

Caste

  

***

  

***

  

***

 Schedule Castes

3.00

4.73

3.36

2.15

2.12

2.15

9.81

8.68

9.26

 Schedule Tribes

2.67

4.55

2.94

2.16

2.59

2.20

8.02

8.03

8.02

 Other backward class

2.84

4.82

3.50

2.02

2.20

2.07

9.84

9.02

9.31

 Others

3.06

4.58

3.67

2.08

2.20

2.11

8.18

7.73

7.89

Wealth quintile

  

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***

  

***

 Poorest

2.04

4.19

2.28

1.72

1.65

1.71

9.02

10.41

9.64

 Poorer

2.63

4.68

2.95

2.06

1.87

2.03

8.90

10.61

9.62

 Middle

3.34

5.02

3.75

2.28

2.23

2.27

9.85

9.48

9.68

 Richer

3.56

5.04

4.11

2.37

2.42

2.39

8.83

8.64

8.72

 Richest

3.39

4.50

4.02

2.22

2.42

2.32

7.60

7.11

7.24

Parity

  

***

  

***

  

***

 1st Parity

3.37

5.11

3.96

2.30

2.47

2.34

8.91

8.27

8.53

 2nd Parity

3.14

4.91

3.67

2.19

2.30

2.21

9.29

8.60

8.90

 3rd Parity

2.34

3.99

2.73

1.90

1.95

1.91

7.76

8.50

8.18

 More Parity

1.89

3.22

2.14

1.66

1.68

1.66

7.81

9.07

8.52

Any complication during delivery

 

***

  

***

  

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 No

2.83

4.56

3.32

2.07

2.20

2.10

8.96

8.34

8.60

 Yes

3.00

4.96

3.57

2.11

2.30

2.15

8.79

8.57

8.66

Number of ANC

  

***

  

***

  

***

 No visits

2.24

4.41

2.69

1.72

2.13

1.79

10.05

9.75

9.89

 1–3 visits

2.31

4.24

2.75

1.77

1.81

1.78

8.93

9.10

9.03

 4 & more visits

3.51

4.98

4.02

2.46

2.48

2.46

8.74

8.13

8.38

Received JSY Assistance

  

***

  

***

  

***

 No

3.44

4.71

4.05

2.38

2.23

2.32

9.12

8.37

8.60

 Yes

2.51

5.09

2.61

1.90

2.50

1.91

8.58

9.85

8.75

N

1,05,615

42,570

1,48,185

92,969

25,478

1,18,447

12,646

17,092

29,738

  1. p < 0.0001 *** based on two-way ANOVA