Table 2 Home deliveries and use of clean delivery kits in the reference and intervention arm
Place of Birth | Retrospective control arm n = 603 n (%) | Prospective intervention arm n = 568 n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 603 | n = 567 | 0.457 | |
Home | 382 (63.6%) | 371 (65.4%) | |
Health facility | 221 (36.7%) | 196 (34.6%) | |
Clean delivery kits used at home delivery | n = 381 | n = 370 | < 0.001 |
Yes | 36 (9.4%) | 88 (23.8%) | |
Kits bought for use | n = 36 | n = 88 | < 0.001 |
Bought | 25 (69.4%) | 87 (98.9%) | |
Reason for not using the CDK | n = 345 | ||
Never heard of it | 310 (89.9%) | N/A | |
Did not know where available | 20 (5.8%) | N/A | |
Birth attendant did not suggest | 7 (2.0%) | N/A | |
Lack of money | 5 (1.4%) | - | |
Did not like | 3 (0.9%) | - | |
Had you bought if known | n = 343 | ||
Yes | 286 (83.3%) | - |