Feasibility, Acceptability, and Programme Effectiveness of Misoprostol for Prevention of Postpartum Haemorrhage in Rural Bangladesh: A Quasiexperimental Study
Table 2
Profile of the mothers by areas.
Intervention area-A
%
Intervention area-B
%
Control area
%
Age in years
<20
22.1
26.5
20.5
20–24
33.5
33.1
32.4
25–34
40.0
35.7
40.7
35+
4.4
4.7
6.3
Women’s education
No education
22.4
17.1
20.1
1–5
30.9
32.2
33.5
6–10
44.4
47.7
45.7
11+
2.3
3.0
0.8
Husbands education
No education
26.7
28.4
35.6
1–5
30.8
33.1
29.5
6–10
35.8
31.6
29.5
11+
6.7
6.9
5.4
Monthly family income in Taka (1 USD = 51 Taka)
<4000 Taka
74.0*
74.5*
82.2
4000 and above
23.6*
24.9*
8.1
Do not know
2.4
0.6
9.7
Parity of the mothers
0
1.8
1.7
1.8
1
48.4
47.9
45.0
2
26.2
27.8
31.1
3
13.2
14.9
11.4
4
7.0
4.0
6.6
5+
3.4
3.7
4.2
Note: *shows statistical significant difference between intervention and control; at 95% level.
