Table 2 Maternal health knowledge, attitudes, and practices, comparing women exposed to RHG health education to those unexposed
From: Reproductive health for refugees by refugees in Guinea III: maternal health
Variable | Unexposed (%) | RHG-exposed (%) | ORc (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
All respondents: | n = 171 (100) | n = 273 (100) | |
Pregnant women should attend ANC | 168 (98) | 273 (100) | .. |
Respondents who agreed women should attend ANC: | n = 168 (100) | n = 273 (100) | .. |
Main reason to attend ANC (unprompted answer) | |||
Safe pregnancy/deliveryd,e,g | 137 (81) | 219 (80) | 0.76 (0.41-1.42) |
Healthy childrend,e,g | 15 (9) | 34 (13) | 1.88 (0.85-4.17) |
Vaccination/Otherd,e,g | 16 (10) | 20 (7) | 0.84 (0.38-1.88) |
Reasons for vaccination in pregnancy | |||
To protect against tetanusd,e,g | 156 (91) | 264 (97) | 2.22 (0.52-9.43) |
All respondents: | n = 171 (100) | n = 273 (100) | |
Danger signs in pregnancy*,** | |||
Headachesd-g | 40 (23) | 72 (26) | 1.17 (0.70-1.97) |
Abdominal paind-g | 131 (77) | 201 (74) | 0.85 (0.51-1.43) |
Vaginal bleeding/Oedema | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | .. |
Actions if danger signs present | |||
Visit health facility | 160 (94) | 269 (99) | |
Other/Don't knowd,g | 11 (6) | 4 (1) | 4.32 (0.79-23.61) |
Parous respondents | n = 134 (100) | n = 225 (100) | |
Place of last delivery | |||
Facility | 81 (60) | 168 (74) | |
Home a,d-g | 53 (40) | 57b (26) | 1.93 (1.23-3.01) |
If last delivered at facility | n = 81 (100) | n = 168 (100) | |
Reasons for facility delivery*,** | |||
Safetye,f | 80 (99) | 166 (99) | 1.32 (0.11-15.67) |
Staff competence a,d,e,g | 75 (94) | 140 (82) | 0.37 (0.15-0.90) |
Staff attituded-g | 65 (80) | 138 (82) | 1.13 (0.57-2.25) |
Privacyd-g | 65 (81) | 120 (71) | 0.58 (0.29-1.14) |
Referred by health staffd-g | 38 (48) | 98 (58) | 1.55 (0.82-2.93) |
Nearness of facilityd-g | 44 (54) | 86 (51) | 0.91 (0.54-1.51) |
Costs a,d,e,g | 14 (18) | 55 (33) | 2.50 (1.34-4.69) |
If last delivered at home: | n = 53 (100) | n = 57 b (100) | |
Reasons for home delivery*,** | |||
Distance to facilityg | 48 (91) | 55 (96) | 4.97 (0.79-31.15) |
Privacyg | 30 (57) | 30 (53) | 0.61 (0.26-1.44) |
Staff competenced,e,g | 19 (36) | 20 (35) | 0.93 (0.41-2.13) |
Costsd,g | 14 (26) | 21 (36) | 1.27 (0.51-3.20) |
Staff attitude a,g | 18 (34) | 14 (25) | 0.37 (0.17-0.83) |
Traditione,g | 7 (13) | 9 (16) | 1.30 (0.55-3.08) |