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