Improved access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care and its effect on institutional maternal mortality in rural Mali
Pierre Fournier, Alexandre Dumont, Caroline Tourigny, Geoffrey Dunkley & Sékou Dramé
Volume 87, Number 1, January 2009, 30-38
Table 4. Adjusted odds ratios for comparisons of risk of death between different periods before, during and after the adoption of a national maternity referral programme, Mali, 2003–2006
| Comparison | All women | Referred women | Non-referred women |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORa (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | ORa (95% CI) | |
| P0 versus P–1 | 0.72 (0.45–1.13) | 0.62 (0.31–1.22) | 0.76 (0.41–1.43) |
| P1 versus P–1 | 0.57 (0.35–0.94) | 0.40 (0.19–0.84) | 0.69 (0.35–1.36) |
| P2 versus P–1 | 0.48 (0.30–0.76) | 0.34 (0.18–0.70) | 0.60 (0.31–1.18) |
CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; P–1, year before the intervention; P0, year of the intervention; P1, 1 year after the intervention; P2, 2 years after the intervention.
a Adjusted for age, previous Caesarean, diagnosis, health-centre accessibility, Caesarean delivery and transfusion.