Table 4 Distribution of characteristics and their associations with adherence to the guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for vaginal delivery only
Characteristics | Unweighted | Weighted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total, no. | Adherence, no. | Proportion, % | Adherence rate, % | OR (95%CI, P value) | AOR (95%CI, P value) | |
Hospital level | ||||||
 Secondary | 10,634 | 8451 | 54.0 | 69.7 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 Tertiary | 34,871 | 26,697 | 46.0 | 75.0 | 1.30 (0.59–2.88, P = 0.514) | 1.27 (0.60–2.71, P = 0.526) |
Hospital type | ||||||
 Maternity | 22,505 | 18,570 | 44.5 | 83.9 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 General | 23,000 | 16,578 | 55.5 | 62.7 | 0.32 (0.17–0.63, P = 0.001) | 0.33 (0.16–0.66, P = 0.002) |
Mode of delivery | ||||||
 Spontaneous vaginal | 44,220 | 34,445 | 97.5 | 73.0 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 Operative vaginal | 1285 | 703 | 2.5 | 39.1 | 0.24 (0.09–0.67, P = 0.007) | 0.32 (0.13–0.77, P = 0.012) |
Premature rupture of membrane | ||||||
 No | 38,110 | 31,009 | 85.8 | 74.7 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 Yes | 7351 | 4120 | 14.2 | 56.7 | 0.44 (0.29–0.68, P < 0.001) | 0.41 (0.25–0.66, P < 0.001) |
Preterm | ||||||
 No | 41,672 | 33,061 | 93.6 | 73.9 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 Yes | 3232 | 2087 | 6.4 | 64.5 | 0.64 (0.42–0.99, P = 0.046) | 0.67 (0.42–1.06, P = 0.085) |
Meconium-stained amniotic fluid | ||||||
 No | 41,441 | 32,365 | 89.6 | 73.6 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 Yes | 3931 | 2708 | 10.4 | 59.7 | 0.53 (0.37–0.75, P < 0.001) | 0.55 (0.36–0.85, P = 0.008) |
Episiotomy | ||||||
 No | 33,187 | 26,951 | 65.3 | 77.0 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 Yes | 12,068 | 8026 | 34.7 | 63.0 | 0.51 (0.41–0.63, P < 0.001) | 0.67 (0.46–0.96, P = 0.028) |
Perineal laceration degree | ||||||
 None, I and II | 44,945 | 35,119 | 99.8 | 72.6 | 1 [reference] | 1 [reference] |
 III and IV | 72 | 25 | 0.2 | 35.0 | 0.20 (0.05–0.89, P = 0.035) | 0.09 (0.02–0.44, P = 0.003) |