Skip to main content

Table 1 Socio-demographic and household characteristics of the participants

From: Does disrespect and abuse during childbirth differ between public and private hospitals in Southeast Nigeria

Variable

Private hospital

n=310

(%)

Public hospital n=310

(%)

p value

Age (years)

  

0.090

15-24

31 (10.0)

18 (5.8)

 

25-34

232 (74.8)

233 (75.2)

 

35-44

47 (15.2)

59 (19.0)

 

Mean age (mean ±SD)

29.31 ± 4.4

30.41 ± 4.4

0.002*

Marital status

  Currently married

283 (91.3)

302 (97.4)

0.001*

  Currently unmarried^

27 (8.7)

8 (2.6)

 

Educational level

  No formal Education

1 (0.3)

1 (0.3)

 

  Primary education

9 (2.9)

3 (1.0)

<0.001*

  Secondary education

114 (36.8)

52 (16.8)

 

  Post-secondary education

186 (60.0)

254 (81.9)

 

Religious Denomination

  Catholic

153 (49.4)

145 (46.8)

0.819

  Anglican/Protestant

53 (17.1)

51 (16.4)

 

  Others

6 (1.9)

5 (1.6)

 

  Pentecostal

98 (31.6)

109 (35.2)

 

Employment status

  Unemployed

47 (15.2)

51 (16.5)

0.005*

  Self-employment

124 (40.0)

86 (27.7)

 

  Paid employment

139 (44.8)

173 (55.8)

 

Place of Residence

  Rural

123 (39.7)

31 (10.0)

<0.001*

  Urban

187 (60.3)

279 (90.0)

 

Duration post-childbirth

  0-6 weeks

168(54.2)

131(42.3)

0.003*

  7-14 weeks

142(45.8)

179(57.7)

 

Socioeconomic quartiles

  1st Quartile (Poorest)

126 (40.6)

29 (9.4)

<0.001*

  2nd Quartile (Very poor)

87 (28.1)

69 (22.3)

 

  3rd Quartile (Poor)

59 (19.0)

95 (30.6)

 

  4th Quartile (Least poor)

38 (12.3)

117 (37.7)

 
  1. *statistical significance +t-test