Table 1 Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics of participants
Characteristic |  < 4 ANC visits and normal temperature (n = 373) |  ≥ 4 ANC visits and normal temperature (n = 979) |  < 4 ANC visits and abnormal temperature (n = 54) |  ≥ 4 ANC visits and abnormal temperature (n = 132) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographic and obstetric | |||||
 Age | |||||
  19 years or younger | 43 (12) | 115 (12) | 13 (24) | 31 (23) | < 0.01 |
  20—34 years | 290 (79) | 776 (80) | 38 (70) | 99 (75) |  |
  Older than 34 years | 36 (10) | 79 (8) | 3 (6) | 3 (2) |  |
Married | 337 (90) | 929 (95) | 47 (87) | 123 (93) | 0.01 |
Singleton pregnancy | 362 (97) | 946 (97) | 52 (96) | 127 (95) | 0.53 |
Parity | |||||
  1, primiparous | 112 (30) | 375 (38) | 26 (48) | 76 (58) | < 0.01 |
  2–4, multiparous | 208 (56) | 495 (51) | 18 (33) | 49 (37) |  |
  > 4, grand multiparous | 53 (14) | 109 (11) | 10 (19) | 7 (5) |  |
Antenatal diagnoses | |||||
 HIV positive | 43 (12) | 115 (12) | 3 (6) | 18 (14) | 0.48 |
 Urinary tract infection | 12 (3) | 24 (2) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 0.21 |
 Syphilis | 5 (1) | 20 (2) | 1 (2) | 7 (5) | 0.06 |
 Malaria | 31 (8) | 100 (10) | 3 (6) | 13 (10) | 0.54 |
Intrapartum factors and outcomes | |||||
 Cesarean delivery | 155 (43) | 467 (49) | 42 (81) | 105 (81) | < 0.01 |
 Referred to MRRH | 41 (11) | 114 (12) | 19 (35) | 28 (21) | < 0.01 |