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Table 4 Indicators of care seeking behavior out of women and adolescents who reported antenatal, natal, postnatal complications

From: Strengths of community and health facilities based interventions in improving women and adolescents’ care seeking behaviors as approaches for reducing maternal mortality and improving birth outcome among low income communities of Egypt

7 Indicators of antenatal, natal, and postnatal complications

Initial Assessment

No = 643

Evaluation

No = 773

Percent

Change

P value

No

%

No

%

1. Pregnancy complications and not receiving ANC

204

83.3%

Out of 245

54

34.2%

Out of 158

−24.7%

.0001**

2. Pregnancy complications and sought help at home by non-skilled providers

119

48.6%

Out of 245

23

14.6%

Out of 158

−34%

.0001**

3. Pregnancy complications and sought help at home by skilled providers

25

10.2%

Out of 245

47

29.7%

Out of 158

19.5%

.0001**

4. Pregnancy complications and sought help at facilities

101

41.2%

Out of 245

88

55.7%

Out of 158

14.5%

.002**

5. Delivery complications and sought help at home by non-skilled providers

62

40%

Out of 155

0

0.0%

Out of 101

−40%

.0001**

6. Delivery complications and sought help at home by skilled providers

43

27.7%

Out of 155

66

55.3%

Out of 101

27.6%

.0001**

7. Delivery complications and sought help at facilities

50

32.3%

Out of 155

35

44.7%

Out of 101

12.4

.022*

8. Postpartum complications and sought help at home by non-skilled providers

184

35%

Out of 525

0

0.0%

Out of 54

−35%

.0001**

9. Postpartum complications and sought help at home by skilled providers

133

25.3%

Out of 525

16

49.6%

Out of 54

24.3%

.0001**

10. Postpartum complications and sought help at facilities

208

39.7%

Out of 525

38

50.4%

Out of 54

10.7%

0.064

  1. * = Sig, ** = highly sig