Indicator category (Donabedian model) | Indicator | Before intervention 1993–2004 | After intervention 2005–2013 | P value |
Structure indicators | Mother age (mean±SD) | 24.97±1.38 | 25.77±0.69 | <0.001 |
Mother literacy (n, %) | 916 (39.30) | 695 (41.3) | 0.216 | |
Mother job (housewife per cent) (n, %) | 1963 (82.30) | 1235 (73.05) | <0.001 | |
No of gravities for each mother (mean±SD) | 2.39±0.35 | 1.65±0.32 | 0.691 | |
Process indicators | No of ACV for each mother (mean±SD) | 9.02±0.30 | 7.77±1.22 | 0.114 |
Performing routine laboratory tests per cent (n, %) | 1086 (79.4) | 1581 (93.4) | <0.001 | |
Performing ultrasound per cent (n (%)) | 668 (29.10) | 1511 (90.50) | <0.001 | |
No of ultrasound for each mother (mean±SD) | 0.30±0.13 | 1.77±0.71 | 0.116 | |
Delivery type (normal delivery) (n (%)) | 1905 (80.80) | 893 (53.70) | 0.006 | |
Outcome indicators | Maternal mortality rate (mean±SD) | 28.91±5.30 | 18.94±4.77 | 0.252 |
Neonatal mortality rate (mean±SD) | 18.23±3.01 | 9.11±2.41 | 0.274 | |
Abortions (n (%)) | 212 (9.7) | 296 (24.8) | <0.001 | |
Stillbirths (n (%)) | 64 (3.00) | 53 (5.2) | 0.002 | |
Birth weight (g) (mean±SD) | 3313±81.19 | 3173±26.28 | 0.506 | |
Haemoglobin (mean±SD) | 13.01 ±. 21 | 12.86 ±. 25 | 0.559 |
P value is significant at level of ≤0.05.
ACV, antenatal care visit.