Variables Non-PPH n=616%(CI) PPH n=224% (CI)
Age in years    
≤ 20 29.7 (26.1-33.3) 33.5 (27.3-39.7)
20+ 70.3 (66.7-73.9) 66.5 (60.3-72.7)
Education    
No education 23.4 (20.1-26.7) 17.4 (12.4-22.4)
1-5 years 31.7 (28.0-35.4) 37.9 (31.5-44.3)
6+ years 45.0 (41.1-48.9) 44.6 (38.1-51.1)
Gravity*    
Single 27.4 (23.9-30.9) 34.4 (28.2-40.6)
Multiple(RC) 72.6 (69.1-76.1) 65.6 (59.4-71.8)
Received antenatal check-ups*    
Yes 28.2 (24.6-31.8) 34.8 (28.6-41.0)
No (RC) 71.8 (68.2-75.4) 65.2 (59.0-71.4)
Prolonged labour (>12 hours)
Yes 7.1 (5.1-9.1) 8.0 (4.4-11.6)
No 92.9 (90.9-94.9) 92.0 (88.4-95.6)
Delayed placental delivery (>30 minutes)*  
Yes 2.4 (1.2-3.6) 5.8 (2.7-8.9)
No (RC) 97.6 (96.4-98.8) 94.2 (91.1-97.3)
Hand insertion by TBA
Yes 37.7 (33.9-41.5) 42.4 (35.9-48.9)
No 62.3 (58.5-66.1) 57.6 (51.1-64.1)
Mal presentation
Yes 3.9 (2.4-5.4) 2.2 (0.3-4.1)
No 96.1 (94.6-97.6) 97.8 (95.9-99.7)
Reported blood pressure** Yes 1.9 (0.8-3.0) 2.7 (0.6-4.8)
No (RC) 98.1 (97.0-99.2) 97.3 (95.2-99.4)
Reported Anaemia**    
Yes 13.8(11.1-16.5) 12.1(7.8-16.4)
No (RC) 86.2(83.5-88.9) 87.9(83.6-92.2)
Non-PPH defined as blood loss ≤ 500 ml; PPH defined as blood loss >500 ml; *P<.005;** p<.001, CI (95% Confidence Interval), RC-Reference Category
Table 1: Selected characteristics of women experiencing PPH and those without PPH in Matuail and Abhoynagar, Bangladesh.