Table 4 Characteristics of pregnant women presenting in emergency situations in all 24 Lagos public CEmOC facilities (August 2018–August 2019)
Background characteristics | n = 1038 | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Reproductive age category | |||
  < 20 years | 23 | 2.2 | 1.5–3.3 |
 20 to 34 years | 754 | 72.7 | 69.8–75.3 |
  > 35 years | 261 | 25.1 | 22.6–27.9 |
Marital status | |||
 Married | 981 | 94.5 | 92.9–95.7 |
 Single | 57 | 5.5 | 4.1–6.8 |
Educational attainment | |||
 Primary | 18 | 6.3 | 4.5–7.6 |
 Secondary | 164 | 57.7 | 54.7–59.6 |
 Tertiary | 102 | 36.0 | 34.5–38.7 |
 Missing | 754 | 72.6 | 70.1–74.3 |
Employment status | |||
 Unemployed/Housewife | 206 | 19.8 | 17.5–22.4 |
 Student | 45 | 4.3 | 3.3–5.8 |
 Self-employed/Petty trader | 526 | 50.7 | 47.6–53.7 |
 Self-employed/Mid-High Business | 92 | 8.9 | 7.3–10.8 |
 Employed | 169 | 16.3 | 14.2–18.7 |
Booking status | |||
 Un-booked | 954 | 92.0 | 90.1–93.4 |
 Booked | 84 | 8.0 | 6.6–9.9 |
Parity | |||
 Nulliparous (0) | 355 | 36.1 | 34.3–38.5 |
 Multiparous (1–4) | 604 | 61.4 | 58.7–63.8 |
 Grand multiparous (≥5) | 25 | 2.5 | 1.8–3.4 |
 Missing | 54 | 5.2 | 3.4–6.8 |
Number of gestations | |||
 Singleton | 987 | 95.1 | 93.6–96.3 |
 Multiple (Twins/Triplets) | 51 | 4.9 | 3.8–6.4 |
Mode of delivery | |||
 Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 332 | 32.0 | 29.2–34.9 |
 Assisted Vaginal Delivery | 29 | 2.8 | 1.9–3.9 |
 Caesarean delivery | 549 | 52.9 | 49.8–55.9 |
 Evacuated before viability | 128 | 12.3 | 10.5–14.5 |