Table 3 Relationships between sociodemographic factors and sources of investigation and obstetric deaths in the puerperium

Year

0.973

(0.955–0.991)

0.004

0.930

1.038

Region (North)

0.280

0.885

1.130

 Northeast

0.824

(0.652–1.041)

0.115

 Southeast

0.852

(0.675–1.075)

0.177

 South

0.767

(0.580–1.015)

0.063

 Midwest

0.741

(0.561–0.979)

0.035

Age group (10 to 14 years)

0.294

0.962

1.039

 15 to 19 years

0.646

(0.305–1.370)

0.255

 20 to 29 years

0.587

(0.280–1.227)

0.157

 30 to 39 years

0.566

(0.270–1.187)

0.132

 40 to 49 years

0.507

(0.236–1.088)

0.081

Race/Ethnicity (White)

0.855

0.904

1.106

 Black

0.931

(0.759–1.142)

0.491

 Yellow

1.225

(0.420–3.568)

0.710

 Brown

1.031

(0.894–1.190)

0.673

 Indigenous

0.907

(0.486–1.694)

0.759

Marital status (Single)

0.846

0.974

1.027

 Married

0.940

(0.812–1.089)

0.409

 Widowed

0.737

(0.328–1.661)

0.461

 Separated

1.068

(0.708–1.609)

0.755

 Common-law marriage

0.995

(0.828–1.195)

0.956

Education (None)

0.103

0.917

1.090

 1 to 3 years

1.176

(0.710–1.947)

0.529

 4 to 7 years

0.953

(0.586–1.549)

0.845

 8 to 11 years

0.930

(0.574–1.507)

0.768

 12 or more years

0.821

(0.495–1.363)

0.446

Source of investigation (Maternal Mortality Committee)

< 0.001

0.928

1.077

 Home Visit (Family)

1.867

(1.482–2.352)

< 0.001

 Medical Records

1.485

(1.274–1.732)

< 0.001

 Forensic Medical Institute

4.681

(3.145–6.970)

< 0.001

 Death Verification Service

3.192

(2.082–4.892)

< 0.001