Table 5 Health outputs among pregnant women in Idleb (N = 233)
From: Evolution and lessons from an integrated service delivery network in North West Syria
Variables | Within the network (n = 87) | Outside the network (n = 105) | Mobile Clinics (n = 41) | Total (N = 233) | p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trimester (n,%) | 0.750 | ||||
Second | 53 (60.9) | 61 (58.1) | 33 (80.5) | 147 (63.1) | |
Third | 34 (39.1) | 43 (41.0) | 8 (19.5) | 85 (36.5) | |
Number of consultations (mean score ± SD) | 2.6 (1.4) | 4.2 (1.6) | 2.9 (1.2) | 3.4 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
Blood tests during the first trimester (n,%) | 62 (71.3) | 45 (43.3) | 13 (31.7) | 120 (51.7) | < 0.001 |
Glucose test during the first trimester (n,%) | 34 (39.1) | 26 (25.0) | 5 (12.2) | 65 (28.0) | 0.037 |
Urine test during the first trimester (n,%) | 78 (89.7) | 49 (47.1) | 27 (65.9) | 154 (66.4) | < 0.001 |
Ultrasound during 1st trimester (n,%) | 81 (93.1) | 104 (100) | 39 (95.1) | 224 (96.6) | 0.003 |
Ultrasound during 2nd trimester (n,%) | 86 (98.9) | 103 (99.0) | 41 (100) | 230 (99.1) | 0.999 |
Blood pressure taken at each visit (n,%) | 40 (46.0) | 41 (39.4) | 18 (43.9) | 99 (42.7) | 0.444 |
Physical Examination at each visit (n,%) | 46 (52.9) | 20 (19.2) | 10 (24.4) | 76 (32.8) | < 0.001 |
Counselling on danger signs of pregnancy (n,%) | 62 (71.3) | 85 (81.7) | 36 (87.8) | 183 (78.9) | 0.124 |
Folic acid prescription or delivery (n,%) | 84 (96.6) | 98 (94.2) | 41 (100) | 223 (96.1) | 0.513 |
Referral (n, %) | 45 (33.1) | 64 (39.8) | 18 (26.9) | 127 (34.9) | 0.286 |
Patient experience with the referral | 0.601** | ||||
Not at all satisfied | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Not satisfied | 2 (4.4) | 2 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (3.1) | |
Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied | 4 (8.9) | 6 (9.4) | 0 (0.0) | 10 (7.9) | |
Satisfied | 32 (71.1) | 50 (78.1) | 14 (77.8) | 96 (75.6) | |
Very satisfied | 7 (15.6) | 6 (9.4) | 4 (22.2) | 17 (13.4) | |
Reported health status (n,%) | 0.708 | ||||
Very bad | 5 (2.8) | 8 (4.2) | 1 (1.3) | 14 (3.1) | |
Bad | 37 (20.9) | 34 (17.9) | 13 (16.3) | 84 (18.8) | |
Fair | 62 (35.0) | 74 (38.9) | 36 (45.0) | 172 (38.5) | |
Good | 64 (36.2) | 68 (35.8) | 27 (33.8) | 159 (35.6) | |
Very good | 9 (5.1) | 6 (3.2) | 3 (3.8) | 18 (4.0) | |