Table 3 Characteristics of women referred from health centres to Salima District Hospital
From: Criteria-based audit to improve a district referral system in Malawi: A pilot study
Standards | Initial audit (n = 60) | Re-audit (n = 62) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (Standard Deviation) | 25(6) | 24(6) | 0.205 |
Median parity (range) | 3(1–10) | 3(1–9) | 0.156 |
Indications for referral | Â | Â | Â |
   Prolonged/obstructed labour (%) | 60.0 | 58.1 | 0.927 |
   Obstetric haemorrhage (%) | 13.3 | 11.3 | 0.686 |
   Puerperal sepsis (%) | 8.3 | 6.5 | 0.616 |
   Preeclampsia/eclampsia (%) | 6.7 | 11.3 | 0.444 |
   Complications of abortion (%) | 10.0 | 6.5 | 0.425 |
   Retained placenta (%) | 1.7 | 3.2 | 0.808 |
Delivery by Caesarean section (%) | 31.7 | 35.5 | 0.635 |
Perinatal mortality (%) | 8.3 | 4.8 | 0.380 |
Case fatality rate (%) | 5.0 | 3.2 | 0.521 |