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Table 2 Evaluation of women’s right indicators for receiving pregnancy care and follow-up at the health units in the targeted governorates

From: Enhancing the value of women’s reproductive rights through community based interventions in upper Egypt governorates: a randomized interventional study

Indicator

El Fayoum Governorate

Benisuef Governorate

Total

Before

n = 520

After

n = 543

Rate of Change

Before

n = 480

After

n = 607

Rate of Change

Before

n = 1000

After

n = 1150

Rate of Change

N (%)

N (%)

%

N (%)

N (%)

%

N (%)

N (%)

%

Second: Pregnancy Care and Follow- Up

 1. % of surveyed women who know their right to follow up their pregnancy with a specialized doctor, a trained nurse or at the health unita

256 86.5%

421 90.3%

3.8%

231 66.5%

500 86.25%

19.8%*

487 75.7%

921 88.0%

12.3%

 2. % of surveyed women who know their right to follow up their pregnancy not less than four times at the health unit**

210 43.8%

413 76.1%

32.3%*

231 44.4%

346 57.0%

12.6%*

441 44.1%

759 66.0%

21.9% *

 3. % of surveyed women who know at least two of their rights in health care during follow up at the health unit a

233 48.5%

383 70.5%

22.0%*

331 63.7%

436 71.8%

8.1%

564 56.4%

819 71.2%

14.8%*

 4.% of surveyed women who know at least two of their rights for having the laboratory investigations they should do at the heath unit at the beginning of pregnancyb

174 36.2%

366 67.4%

31.2%*

185 35.6%

336 55.4%

19.8%*

359 35.9%

702 61.0%

25.1%*

 5.. % of surveyed women who know their right to attend health education sessions at the health unit

96 20.0%

260 47.9%

27.9%*

162 31.2%

411 67.7%

36.5%*

258 25.8%

671 58.3%

32.5%*

 6. % of surveyed women who know at least two pregnancy complications which give them the right to go to the hospital immediatelyc

185 38.5%

406 74.8%

36.3%*

195 37.5%

395 65.1%

27.6%*

380 38.0%

801 69.7%

31.7%

  1. *z test between two proportion, P < 0.05 is significant
  2. a The most frequent mentioned two: Women’s rights in health care during follow-up:
  3. 1-weight and height measurement 2-laboratory investigations 3- tetanus vaccination 4- sugar analysis 5- X-ray
  4. bThe most frequent mentioned two: Women’s rights in the laboratory investigations they should do at the beginning of pregnancy: complete urine analysis – blood analysis – determination of blood group and Rh factor – thyroid gland tests
  5. cThe most frequent mentioned two: Pregnancy complications which give woman the right to go to the hospital immediately: severe headache and blurring of vision – rise of body temperature – convulsions – foul smelling vaginal discharge – vaginal bleeding even in small amounts or without pain