Table 6 Childbirth practices, home deliveries
Practice | Intervention wards | Comparison wards | Percentage points difference (I-C) | OR (95% CI) | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (N) | % | n (N) | % | Â | |||
Prepared soap | 63 (68) | 93 | 80 (88) | 91 | 2 | 1.3 (0.4-4.0) | 0.70 |
Prepared new/washed cloth for drying baby | 61 (68) | 90 | 82 (88) | 93 | -3 | 0.6 (0.2-2.0) | 0.43 |
Prepared cloth or mat for birth | 51 (53) | 96 | 69 (73) | 95 | 1 | 1.5 (0.2-10.2) | 0.69 |
Cleaned floor where birth to take place | 50 (67) | 75 | 66 (88) | 75 | 0 | 1.0 (0.5-2.0) | 0.96 |
Prepared new/washed cloth for wrapping baby | 65 (69) | 94 | 80 (88) | 91 | 3 | 1.6 (0.5-5.3) | 0.42 |
Had plan in case of emergency delivery | 49 (68) | 72 | 63(88) | 72 | 0 | 1.0 (0.5-2.2) | 0.95 |
Attendant washed hands before childbirth or wore gloves | 55 (68) | 81 | 65 (88) | 74 | 7 | 1.5 (0.6-3.6) | 0.37 |
Baby had cord cut with new or sterilised blade | 65 (68) | 96 | 81 (88) | 92 | 4 | 1.9 (0.5-7.8) | 0.39 |
Baby had cord tied with clean thread | 46 (67) | 69 | 34 (87) | 39 | 30 | 3.4 (1.5-7.5) | 0.003 |