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Comparison of experiences and awareness of danger signs between pregnant women attending rural and urban antenatal clinics. |
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| Characteristic |
Rural pregnant women n/N (%) |
Urban pregnant women n/N (%) |
Relative Risk Ratio Rural/Urban (95% confidence interval) |
p value |
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| Adequate privacy |
146/202 (72.3) |
141/248 (56.9) |
1.3 (1.1 – 1.5) |
0.001 |
| Awareness of danger signs |
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| Anaemia/pallor/fatigue/breathlessness/dizziness |
69/187 (36.9) |
52/231 (22.5) |
1.6 (1.2 – 2.2) |
0.002 |
| Hypertension/headache/swelling/fits |
58/187 (31) |
45/231 (19.5) |
1.6 (1.1 – 2.2) |
0.009 |
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| Antenatal client... |
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| Said she spent 3 minutes or less with provider |
136/192 (70.8) |
173/246 (70.3) |
1.0 (0.9–1.1) |
0.84 |
| Was told progress of pregnancy |
51/202 (25.2) |
64/250 (25.6) |
1.0 (0.7–1.4) |
0.98 |
| Asked the antenatal care provider questions |
32/202 (15.8) |
26/250 (10.4) |
1.5 (0.9–2.5) |
0.11 |
| Understood answers given by provider |
28/33 (84.8) |
27/32 (84.4) |
1.0 (0.8–1.2) |
0.77 |
| Was asked to return for another visit |
140/200 (70.0) |
172/249 (69.1) |
1.0 (0.9–1.2) |
0.91 |
| Had complications in previous pregnancy and was advised to deliver at a health facility in current pregnancy |
7/25 (28.0) |
6/20 (30.0) |
0.9 (0.4–2.3) |
0.85 |
| Awareness of danger signs |
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| Haemorrhage/heavy bleeding |
24/187 (12.8) |
38/231 (16.5) |
0.8 (0.5–1.3) |
0.37 |
| Sepsis/foul smelling discharge/postpartum abdominal pain |
5/187 (2.7) |
16/231 (6.9) |
0.4 (0.1–1.0) |
0.08 |
| Cessation of fetal movement/baby does not move |
6/187 (3.2) |
7/231 (3.0) |
1.1 (0.4–3.1) |
0.86 |
| Light bleeding/spotting |
2/187 (1.1) |
7/231 (3.0) |
0.4 (0.1–1.7) |
0.3 |
Anya et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2008 8:9 doi:10.1186/1471-2393-8-9 |
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