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Table 2 Characteristics of Study Population by Cluster

From: Primary and secondary three-month outcomes of a cluster-randomized trial of home-based postpartum contraceptive delivery in southwest Trifinio, Guatemala

 

Total Population (n = 208)

Control Clusters [4] (n = 100, 48.1%)

Intervention Clusters [4] (n = 108, 51.9%)

Sociodemographic Characteristics

 Age in years (median IQR)

21.8 [18.7,25.4]

21.9 [18.8,25.4]

21.8 [18.7,25.5]

 Missing

3 (1.4%)

1 (1.0%)

2 (1.9%)

 Education

  None

17 (8.2%)

8 (8.0%)

9 (8.3%)

  Any

188 (90.4%)

91 (91.0%)

97 (89.8%)

  Missing

3 (1.4%)

1 (1.0%)

2 (1.9%)

 Married

  Yes

183 (88.0%)

88 (88.0%)

95 (87.9%)

  No

23 (11.1%)

12 (12.0%)

11 (10.2%)

  Missing

2 (0.9%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.9%)

Obstetric and Antepartum Characteristics

 Parity

  1

81 (38.9%)

39 (39.0%)

42 (38.8%)

  2

59 (28.3%)

31 (31.0%)

28 (25.9%)

  3

33 (15.9%)

15 (15.0%)

18 (16.7%)

  4+

33 (15.9%)

15 (15.0%)

18 (16.7%)

  Missing

2 (1.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.9%)

 Number of Madres Sanas Prenatal Visits

   < 4

28 (13.4%)

13 (13.0%)

15 (13.9%)

  4+

169 (81.3%)

82 (82.0%)

87 (80.6%)

  Missing

11 (5.3%)

5 (5.0%)

6 (5.5%)

Delivery Characteristics

 Mode of Delivery

  Vaginal Birth

127 (61.0%)

63 (63.0%)

64 (59.3%)

  Cesarean Birth

69 (33.2%)

31 (31.0%)

38 (35.2%)

  Missing

12 (5.8%)

6 (6.0%)

6 (5.5%)

 Location of Delivery

  Home, Private Clinic, or Other

91 (43.7%)

42 (42.0%)

49 (45.4%)

  Facility (Hospital)

106 (51.0%)

53 (53.0%)

53 (49.1%)

  Missing

11 (5.3%)

5 (5.0%)

6 (5.5%)

 Birth Attendant

  Comadrona (TBA, “unskilled”)

61 (29.3%)

29 (29.0%)

32 (29.6%)

  Nurse or Physician (“skilled”)

135 (64.9%)

64 (64.0%)

71 (65.7%)

  Missing or “I don’t know”

12 (5.8%)

7 (7.0%)

5 (4.6%)

 Birthweight at Delivery

  ≤ 2500 g

28 (13.5%)

10 (10.0%)

18 (16.7%)

  2500 g+

161 (77.4%)

81 (81.0%)

80 (74.0%)

  Missing

19 (9.1%)

9 (9.0%)

10 (9.3%)

Postpartum Characteristics

 Sex of Infant

  Male

92 (44.2%)

40 (40.0%)

52 (48.2%)

  Female

101 (48.6%)

53 (53.0%)

48 (44.4%)

  Missing

15 (7.2%)

7 (7.0%)

8 (7.4%)

 Infant Outcome

  Macerated Stillbirth

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

  Fresh Stillbirth

2 (1.0%)

1 (1.0%)

1 (0.9%)

  Born Alive, died before 72-h visit

2 (1.0%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (1.8%)

  Born Alive, alive at 72-h visit

194 (93.3%)

94 (94.0%)

100 (92.6%)

  Missing

10 (4.7%)

5 (5.0%)

5 (4.7%)

 Infant Status at 40 days Postpartum

   

  Alive

197 (94.7%)

95 (95.0%)

102 (94.4%)

  Dead

2 (1.0%)

1 (1.0%)

1 (0.9%)

  Missing

9 (4.3%)

4 (4.0%)

5 (4.7%)

 Sexual Activity Since Birth

   

  Yes

16 (7.7%)

6 (6.0%)

10 (9.3%)

  No

181 (87.05%)

91 (91.0%)

90 (83.3%)

  Missing

11 (5.3%)

3 (3.0%)

8 (7.4%)

 Desired Timeframe Until Next Pregnancy

  Approximately 2 years

1 (0.5%)

0 (0.0%)

1 (0.9%)

  Approximately 3 years

8 (3.8%)

4 (4.0%)

4 (3.7%)

   > 3 years

71 (34.1%)

30 (30.0%)

41 (38.0%)

  I don’t know

44 (21.2%)

21 (21.0%)

23 (21.3%)

  No more children desired

77 (37.0%)

42 (42.0%)

35 (32.4%)

  Missing

7 (3.4%)

3 (3.0%)

4 (3.7%)

  1. Note: no bivariate comparisons using a generalized liner model mixed effects regression adjusted for cluster were significant, pvalues not shown