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

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

7 Indicators of antenatal, natal, and postnatal complications☆	Initial Assessment No = 643		Evaluation No = 773		Percent Change	P value
	No	%	No	%	Percent Change	P value
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

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