Table 1 Social demographic characteristics of 197 women with features of puerperal sepsis
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Age(years) | |
< 20 | 15 (7.6) |
20–35 | 149 (75.6) |
> 35 | 33 (16.8) |
Education level | |
No formal education | 30 (15.2) |
Primary | 133 (67.5) |
Secondary | 33 (16.8) |
College/university | 1 (0.5) |
Marital status | |
Single | 24 (12.2) |
Married | 173 (87.8) |
Occupation | |
Unemployed | 108 (54.8) |
Petty trader | 84 (42.6) |
Salaried employment | 5 (2.5) |
Parity | |
1 | 65 (33.0) |
2 | 52 (26.4) |
3 | 35 (17.8) |
4 | 25 (12.7) |
> 4 | 20 (10.2) |
Mode of delivery | |
Spontaneous vaginal delivery | 99 (50.3) |
Caesarean section | 97 (49.2) |
Assisted vaginal delivery | 1 (0.5) |
Place of delivery | |
MNH | 92 (46.7) |
Referred from peripheral hospitals | 105 (53.3) |
Time post-delivery (days) | |
< 8 | 24 (12.2) |
8–14 | 105 (53.3) |
15–21 | 50 (25.4) |
22–28 | 14 (7.1) |
> 28 | 4 (2.0) |
Neonatal outcome | |
Normal | 160 (80) |
Low apgar score | 9 (4.5) |
Still birth | 14 (7.1) |
Early neonatal death | 17 (8.5) |