Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the study population
From: Access-to-care: evidence from home-based postnatal coordinated care after hospital discharge
Women opting to participate in the PRADO program | All of the women eligible for the PRADO program | |
|---|---|---|
(n = 2859) | (n = 4189) | |
Household characteristics | ||
Woman’s age at pregnancy (years), n (%) | ||
18–23 | 176 (6.16) | 312 (7.45) |
24–29 | 978 (34.21) | 1413 (33.73) |
30–35 | 1196 (41.83) | 1711 (40.85) |
36–41 | 473 (16.54) | 685 (16.35) |
≥ 42 | 36 (1.26) | 68 (1.62) |
Number of children, n (%) | ||
1 | 1720 (60.16) | 2348 (56.05) |
2 | 713 (24.94) | 1056 (25.21) |
3 | 286 (10.00) | 518 (12.37) |
≥ 4 | 140 (4.90) | 267 (6.37) |
Woman’s healthcare coverage, n (%) | ||
Policyholder | 2625 (91.82) | 3751 (89.54) |
Beneficiary | 234 (8.18) | 438 (10.46) |
Prenatal care | ||
Antenatal visits, n (%) | ||
0–5 | 769 (26.90) | 1205 (28.77) |
6–7 | 666 (23.29) | 974 (23.25) |
≥ 8 | 1424 (49.81) | 2010 (47.98) |
Follow-up by a gynecologista, n (%) | ||
No | 765 (26.76) | 1156 (27.60) |
Yes | 2094 (73.2) | 3033 (72.40) |
Follow-up by a general practitionera, n (%) | ||
No | 835 (29.21) | 1256 (29.98) |
Yes | 2024 (70.79) | 2933 (70.02) |
Follow-up by a midwifea, n (%) | ||
No | 1257 (43.97) | 1907 (45.52) |
Yes | 1602 (56.03) | 2282 (54.48) |
Hospital follow-upa, n (%) | ||
No | 898 (31.41) | 1309 (31.25) |
Yes | 1961 (68.59) | 2880 (68.75) |
Community follow-upa, n (%) | ||
No | 388 (13.57) | 605 (14.44) |
Yes | 2471 (86.43) | 3584 (85.56) |
Obstetric ultrasound, n (%) | ||
0–1 | 761 (26.62) | 1213 (28.96) |
2–3 | 1346 (47.08) | 1913 (45.67) |
≥ 4 | 752 (26.30) | 1063 (25.38) |
Prenatal education, n (%) | ||
No | 1583 (55.37) | 2631 (62.81) |
Yes | 1276 (44.63) | 1558 (37.19) |
Prenatal information regarding postpartum, n (%) | ||
No | 2416 (84.51) | 3709 (88.54) |
Yes | 443 (15.49) | 480 (11.46) |
Postnatal care | ||
Hospital readmission, n (%) | ||
No | 2811 (98.32) | 4123 (98.42) |
Yes | 48 (1.68) | 66 (1.58) |
Municipality characteristics | ||
Location, n (%) | ||
Urban | 2647 (92.58) | 3890 (92.86) |
Rural | 212 (7.42) | 299 (7.14) |
Household deprivationb, n (%) | ||
Least deprived | 70 (2.45) | 96 (2.29) |
Less deprived | 745 (26.06) | 971 (23.18) |
More deprived | 1371 (47.95) | 1966 (46.93) |
Most deprived | 673 (23.54) | 1156 (27.60) |
Accessibility to a gynecologistc, n (%) | ||
Lowest | 560 (19.59) | 819 (19.55) |
Low | 1771 (61.94) | 2661 (63.52) |
High | 439 (15.36) | 602 (14.37) |
Highest | 89 (3.11) | 107 (2.55) |
Accessibility to a general practitionerc, n (%) | ||
Lowest | 73 (2.55) | 104 (2.48) |
Low | 1091 (38.16) | 1526 (36.43) |
High | 1166 (40.78) | 1677 (40.03) |
Highest | 529 (18.50) | 882 (21.06) |
Accessibility to a midwifec, n (%) | ||
Lowest | 78 (2.73) | 118 (2.82) |
Low | 1518 (53.10) | 2275 (54.31) |
High | 1101 (38.51) | 1588 (37.91) |
Highest | 162 (5.67) | 208 (4.97) |
Hospital characteristics | ||
Funding, n (%) | ||
Public | 2398 (83.88) | 3531 (84.29) |
Private | 461 (16.12) | 658 (15.71) |
University status, n (%) | ||
Non-teaching | 1423 (49.77) | 2303 (54.98) |
Teaching | 1436 (50.23) | 1886 (45.02) |
Level of care, n (%) | ||
No neonatology unit | 376 (13.15) | 611 (14.59) |
Neonatology unit | 816 (28.54) | 1173 (28.00) |
Neonatal intensive care unit | 1667 (58.31) | 2405 (57.41) |
Obstetriciansd, mean ± SD | 0.47 ± 0.12 | 0.48 ± 0.12 |
Midwivesd, mean ± SD | 1.73 ± 0.31 | 1.71 ± 0.30 |
Day of delivery, n (%) | ||
Working | 2776 (97.10) | 4082 (97.45) |
Non-working | 83 (2.90) | 107 (2.55) |
Day of discharge, n (%) | ||
Working | 2790 (97.59) | 4074 (97.25) |
Non-working | 69 (2.41) | 115 (2.75) |