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Table 2 Characteristics of women and newborns

From: Illness recognition, decision-making, and care-seeking for maternal and newborn complications: a qualitative study in Jigawa State, Northern Nigeria

Variable

Total, N (%)

Maternal death, N (%)

Reported PPH, N (%)

Neonatal death, N (%)

Neonatal illness, N (%)

Woman’s age (years)

23.0 (5.66)

23.3 (6.46)

22.6 (4.87)

Woman’s age (years)

 < 19

3 (15.0)

2 (20.0)

1 (10.0)

  

 19–29

10 (50.0)

5 (50.0)

5 (50.0)

  

 30–39

5 (25.0)

3 (30.0)

2 (20.0)

  

 > 40

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  

 Missing

2 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (20.0)

  

No. of ANC visits

 0

4 (20.0)

3 (30.0)

1 (10.0)

  

 1–2

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

  

 3–4

5 (25.0)

2 (20.0)

3 (30.0)

  

 > 4

7 (35.0)

4 (40.0)

2 (20.0)

  

 Missing

3 (15.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (30.0)

  

No. of deliveries

 1–2

8 (40.0)

5 (50.0)

3 (30.0)

  

 3–4

3 (15.0)

1 (10.0)

2 (20.0)

  

 5–6

3 (15.0)

1 (10.0)

2 (20.0)

  

 > 6

5 (25.0)

3 (30.0)

2 (20.0)

  

 Missing

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

  

Location of delivery

 Home

33 (82.5)

8 (80.0)

9 (90.0)

9 (90.0)

7 (70.0)

 Health facility

6 (15.0)

2 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

3 (30.0)

 Missing

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

Health outcome of newborn

 Died < 1 day of life

7 (35.0)

  

7 (35.0)

0 (0.0)

 Died 1–7 days of life

2 (10.0)

  

2 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

 Died 8–28 days of life

1 (5.0)

  

1 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

 Survived 0–28 days of life

10 (50.0)

  

0 (0.0)

10 (100.0)

LGA

 Auyo

3 (7.5)

2 (20.0)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Miga

1 (2.5)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Kiyawa

4 (10.0)

2 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (20.0)

 Dutse

6 (15.0)

2 (20.0)

1 (10.0)

1 (10.0)

2 (20.0)

 Gagarawa

1 (2.5)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Ringim

1 (2.5)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Yankwashi

1 (2.5)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Babura

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

 Guri

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

 Buji

7 (17.5)

0 (0.0)

6 (60.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

 Kafin Hausa

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

0 (0.0)

 Gwiwa

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

 Birninkudu

5 (12.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

3 (30.0)

2 (20.0)

 Kaugama

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

1 (10.0

 Kirikasamma

2 (5.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

2 (20.0)

0 (0.0)

 Mallam Madori

1 (2.5)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (10.0)

  1. The estimates represent the mean (SD) for continuous variables and frequency (%) for categorical variables