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Table 4 Providers’ knowledge toward risk factors and preventive interventions of pre-eclampsia, by provider type, facility type and ownership

From: Health facility readiness and provider knowledge as correlates of adequate diagnosis and management of pre-eclampsia in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

Percentage of providers who mentioned the following:

Midwives

Physicians

All (n = 197)

PHCs (n = 66)

Hospitals (n = 56)

p-value

PHCs (n = 24)

Hospitals (n = 51)

p-value

Risk factors for pre-eclampsia

 Chronic hypertension

36.4

35.7

0.94

41.7

64.7

0.06

44.2

 Primiparity

18.2

41.1

< 0.01

45.8

70.6

0.04

41.6

 Pre-eclampsia in previous pregnancy

15.2

32.1

0.03

54.2

49.0

0.68

33.5

 Family history of pre-eclampsia

12.1

30.4

0.02

29.2

54.9

0.04

30.5

 Diabetes mellitus

16.7

26.8

0.17

29.1

41.2

0.32

27.4

 Obesity or overweight

27.3

23.2

0.61

20.8

31.4

0.34

26.4

 Multiple pregnancy

9.1

26.8

0.01

33.3

41.7

0.48

24.3

 Maternal age

12.1

21.4

0.17

29.2

29.4

0.98

21.3

 Chronic renal disease

4.6

5.4

0.58*

12.5

19.6

0.34*

9.6

 Autoimmune disease

0

1.8

0.46*

0

5.9

0.31*

2.3

Preventive intervention of pre-eclampsia

 Low-salt diet

71.2

67.9

0.69

58.3

47.1

0.36

62.4

 Physical activity

24.2

21.4

0.71

25.0

5.9

0.03*

18.8

 Low-dose aspirin

3.0

8.9

0.16*

20.8

31.4

0.34

14.2

 Calcium

3.1

3.6

0.87

8.3

15.7

0.38

7.1

Knowledge score about prevention of pre-eclampsia

 Median (IQR)

1 (0 to 2)

2 (1 to 4)

0.01

3 (2 to 5)

4 (2 to 6)

0.16

2 (1 to 4)

  1. PHCs Primary health centres
  2. *Fisher exact test