Table 1 Characteristics of postpartum women (PPC)
From: Measurement of maternal morbidity during postpartum with the WHO-WOICE tools in Morocco
Postpartum care | Urban (n = 156) (%) | Rural (n = 97) (%) | Total (n = 253) (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Maternal Age in Year | 29.78 ± 6.00 | 29.77 ± 6.23 | 29.77 ± 6.08 |
< 20 | 3 (2) | 2 (2) | 5 (2) |
20–34 | 101 (65) | 61 (63) | 162 (64) |
≥ 35 | 52 (33) | 34 (35) | 86 (34) |
Marital status | |||
Bride | 156 (100) | 95 (97.94) | 251 (99.21) |
Without a husband | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.06) | 2 (2) |
Level of education | |||
Primary or less | 104 (66.67) | 81 (74.25) | 185 (73.13) |
Secondary | 43 (27.56) | 14 (14.43) | 57 (22.53) |
University | 9 (5.77) | 2 (2.06) | 11 (4.35) |
Literacy | |||
Cannot read | 50 (32.05) | 50 (51.55) | 100 (39.53) |
Can read part of a sentence | 72 (46.15) | 29 (29.90) | 101 (39.92) |
Can read the whole sentence | 34 (21.79) | 18 (18.56) | 52 (20.55) |
Employment | |||
No | 142 (91.03) | 97 (100) | 239 (94.47) |
Yes | 14 (8,97) | 0 (00) | 14 (5.53) |
Time from C/S to home, min | |||
< 15 | 61 (39.10) | 30 (30.93) | 91 (35.97) |
15–30 | 52 (33.33) | 29 (29.90) | 81 (32.02) |
30–60 | 36 (23.08) | 23 (23.71) | 59 (23.32) |
> 60 | 6 (4.49) | 15 (15.46) | 22 (8.70) |
Parity | 2.76 ± 1.10 | 2.68 ± 1.36 | 2.73 ± 1,21 |
1 | 22 (14.10) | 14 (14.43) | 36 (14.23) |
2–4 | 127 (81.41) | 73 (75.25) | 200 (76) |
≥ 5 | 7 (4.48) | 10 (10.30) | 17 (6.71) |