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Table 1 Percentage of women who reported any pregnancy complication during last birth in past five year preceding the survey by selected background characteristics in India, (NFHS3, 2005–06 & NFHS4, 2015–16)

From: An assessment of the role of socio-economic, maternal and service utilization factors in increasing self-reported maternal complications in India

Variables

NFHS-3 (2005–06)

NFHS-4 (2015–16)

p-value for change

N = 36,850

95% CI

N = 190,898

95% CI

Age (years)

 15–19

45.7

43.6

47.8

53.9

52.6

55.1

0.001

 20–24

43.5

42.6

44.5

53.7

53.3

54.2

0.001

 25–29

43.0

42.2

43.9

53.3

52.9

53.7

0.001

 30–34

43.5

42.3

44.6

54.5

54.0

55.1

0.001

 35 and Above

44.6

43.1

46.1

53.1

52.5

53.8

0.001

Education

 No education

44.6

43.8

45.4

53.5

53.1

53.9

0.001

 Primary

44.7

43.4

46.1

53.6

53.0

54.2

0.001

 Secondary

41.6

40.8

42.4

52.9

52.6

53.2

0.001

 Higher

43.3

41.6

44.9

56.8

56.1

57.5

0.001

Substance use

 No

43.1

42.6

43.7

53.6

53.4

53.9

0.001

 Yes

47.7

46.4

49.1

54.3

53.6

55.0

0.003

Anaemia status

 No

43.0

42.2

43.9

53.8

53.4

54.1

0.001

 Yes

44.9

44.2

45.6

53.7

53.4

54.0

0.001

Parity

 One

46.1

45.2

47.1

56.2

55.8

56.5

0.001

 Two

40.6

39.7

41.6

51.6

51.2

52.0

0.001

 Three

42.1

40.9

43.3

52.3

51.7

52.8

0.001

 Four and above

45.3

44.3

46.3

54.4

53.8

54.9

0.001

BMI status

 Underweight

43.0

42.1

44.0

51.8

51.3

52.3

0.001

 Normal

44.6

43.9

45.4

53.3

53.0

53.6

0.001

 Obese

44.5

42.8

46.2

56.9

56.3

57.5

0.001

Residence

 Urban

44.6

40.2

41.8

53.8

52.9

53.8

0.001

 Rural

41.0

43.9

45.2

53.4

53.5

54.1

0.001

Religion

 Hindu

42.4

41.8

43.0

53.4

53.1

53.6

0.001

 Muslim

48.5

47.2

49.8

54.0

53.5

54.6

0.001

 Others

46.5

45.1

47.8

57.2

56.5

57.8

0.001

Caste

 SC/ST

42.8

41.96

43.7

53.5

53.2

53.9

0.001

 Non SC/ST

44.0

43.33

44.6

53.7

53.4

54.0

0.001

SLI

 Low

45.8

44.9

46.7

54.8

54.3

55.2

0.001

 Medium

41.8

41.0

42.5

52.7

52.4

53.0

0.001

 High

42.7

41.4

43.8

55.7

55.1

56.2

0.001

Region

 North

41.4

40.2

42.6

53.8

53.3

54.3

0.001

 Central

44.0

42.9

45.1

58.7

58.3

59.1

0.001

 East

52.1

50.8

53.4

53.3

52.8

53.8

0.001

 Northeast

46.6

45.4

47.7

41.1

40.6

41.7

0.001

 West

37.7

36.2

39.2

47.4

46.5

48.2

0.001

 South

35.8

34.6

37.1

54.3

53.6

54.9

0.001

Number of ANC visits

 No visit

44.3

45.3

47.6

52.0

52.4

53.4

0.001

 1–3 visits

43.4

42.5

44.2

53.6

53.5

54.3

0.001

 4 & more visits

43.7

41.4

42.9

54.7

53.5

54.1

0.001

Place of delivery

 Home

44.2

43.5

44.9

52.1

51.6

52.6

0.001

 Institutional

42.8

42.1

43.5

54.0

53.8

54.3

0.001

PNC

 No or more

44.6

43.9

45.3

51.8

51.4

52.2

0.001

 Within 48 h

42.0

41.2

42.7

54.7

54.4

54.9

0.001

Mode of delivery

 Normal

43.4

42.8

43.9

52.8

52.6

53.1

0.001

 C-Section

46.0

44.5

47.4

57.2

56.6

57.8

0.001

Multiple births

 Single

43.5

43.0

44.1

53.6

53.4

53.8

0.001

 Twin

52.6

47.1

58.1

62.9

60.6

65.1

0.035

Size of child

 Large

43.6

42.6

44.7

54.5

54.0

55.2

0.001

 Average

41.8

41.1

42.5

52.7

52.5

53.0

0.001

 Small

47.9

46.9

49.0

57.3

56.7

57.9

0.001

 Total

43.6

  

53.7

  

0.001

  1. Note: CI Confidence Interval
  2. NFHS National Family Health Survey, BMI Body Mass Index, SLI Standard of Living Index, ANC Anti-Natal Care, SC/ST Scheduled caste/Scheduled tribe, PNC Post-Natal Care, C-Section Caesarean Section