Table 1: Sociodemographic and Obstetric characteristics of MDs, Sierra Leone, 2017-2020.
Variables |
Sub-variables |
Frequency |
Percentage (%) |
Age group (years)
|
10-14 |
5 |
0.2 |
15-19 |
317 |
14 |
|
20-24 |
483 |
21 |
|
25-29 |
525 |
23 |
|
30-34 |
484 |
21 |
|
35-39 |
344 |
15 |
|
40-44 |
59 |
3 |
|
> 44 |
13 |
1 |
|
Missing data |
25 |
1 |
|
Parity
|
0-3 |
1395 |
62 |
4-7 |
668 |
30 |
|
≥ 8 |
143 |
6 |
|
Missing data |
49 |
2 |
|
Number of ANC visits
|
0 (None) |
262 |
12 |
1 (One) |
169 |
7 |
|
2 (Two) |
375 |
17 |
|
3 (Three) |
405 |
18 |
|
4 (Four) |
394 |
17 |
|
> 4 (More than four) |
264 |
12 |
|
Missing data |
386 |
17 |
|
Mode of delivery
|
Assisted delivery |
89 |
4 |
Caesarian Section |
477 |
21 |
|
Miscarriage/Abortion |
50 |
2 |
|
Spontaneous vaginal delivery |
940 |
42 |
|
Undelivered |
519 |
23 |
|
Missing data |
180 |
8 |
|
The stage when the mother died
|
After delivery |
1421 |
63 |
During delivery |
146 |
6 |
|
During pregnancy |
575 |
25 |
|
Missing data |
113 |
5 |
|
Place of maternal death
|
Community |
270 |
12 |
Health facility |
1733 |
77 |
|
In transit |
192 |
9 |
|
Missing data |
60 |
3 |
|
Facility type of maternal death
|
Government hospital |
1281 |
74 |
Community health center |
124 |
7 |
|
Community health post |
85 |
5 |
|
Maternal and child health post |
116 |
7 |
|
Private |
85 |
5 |
|
Faith-based |
38 |
2 |
|
Missing data |
4 |
0 |
|
Time of maternal death (hours) |
0:01-6:00 |
426 |
19 |
|
6:01-12:00 |
491 |
22 |
12:01-18:00 |
592 |
26 |
|
18:01-00:00 |
439 |
19 |
|
Missing data |
307 |
14 |