Intended versus actual delivery location and factors associated with change in delivery location among pregnant women in Southern Province, Zambia: a prespecified secondary observational analysis of the ZamCAT.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This prespecified, secondary analysis of the Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial (ZamCAT) aimed to determine the proportion of women who did not deliver where they intended, to understand the underlying reasons for the discordance between planned and actual delivery locations; and to assess sociodemographic characteristics associated with concordance of intention and practice.

Design

Prespecified, secondary analysis from randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Recruitment occurred in 90 primary health facilities (HFs) with follow-up in the community in Southern Province, Zambia.

Participants

Between 15 February 2011 and 30 January 2013, 39 679 pregnant women enrolled in ZamCAT.

Secondary outcome measures

The location where mothers gave birth (

SUBMITTER: Solomon H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8905985 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature