Table 4

Association between EVD, number of women attending for ANC, PNC and delivery at a healthcare facility; overall and by district disaggregated by level of healthcare (CEmOC or BEmOC)

ANC visitsPNC visitsFacility births
CEmOC vs BEmOCEbolaCEmOC vs BEmOCEbolaCEmOC vs BEmOCEbola
DistrictRatio (95% CI)Ratio (95% CI)p ValueRatio (95% CI)Ratio (95% CI)p ValueRatio (95% CI)Ratio (95% CI)p Value
Bo (n=130)3.72 (0.90 to 15.4)0.76 (0.71 to 0.81)<0.0011.52 (0.63 to 3.67)0.78 (0.72 to 0.85)<0.0013.09 (1.25 to 7.62)1.15 (1.07 to 1.24)<0.001
Bombali (n=88)NA1.04 (0.89 to 1.20)0.62NA1.04 (0.92 to 1.19)0.539.00 (4.70 to 17.1)0.78 (0.72 to 0.83)<0.001
Bonthe (n=0)NDNDNDND1.66 (1.04 to 2.67)0.76 (0.64 to 0.91)0.003
Kailahun (n=110)1.89 (1.64 to 2.18)0.83 (0.78 to 0.90)<0.0011.49 (0.97 to 2.31)0.87 (0.80 to 0.94)<0.0011.50 (0.99 to 2.27)0.75 (0.70 to 0.81)<0.001
Kambia (n=126)1.09 (0.82 to 1.44)0.69 (0.62 to 0.77)<0.0011.01 (0.51 to 1.97)0.78 (0.67 to 0.90)<0.0013.11 (2.45 to 3.95)0.60 (0.53 to 0.67)<0.001
Kenema (n=44)5.94 (5.46 to 6.46)0.82 (0.76 to 0.88)<0.0014.80 (4.41 to 5.22)0.71 (0.65 to 0.78)<0.0016.47 (2.63 to 15.90)0.92 (0.86 to 0.98)0.013
Koinadugu (n=0)NDNDNDND5.34 (3.40 to 8.37)0.81 (0.74 to 0.90) 0.93 (0.82 to 1.06)<0.001 0.27
Kono (n=131)9.8 (2.6 to 367)0.74 (0.69 to 0.80)<0.0013.01 (1.06 to 8.58)0.53 (0.48 to 0.59)<0.0013.47 (1.77 to 6.81)0.87 (0.79 to 0.96)0.006
Moyamba (n=0)NDNDNDND0.98 (0.66 to 1.44)0.83 (0.76 to 0.90)<0.001
Port Loko (n=101)NA0.87 (0.80 to 0.93)<0.001NA0.65 (0.58 to 0.72)<0.0011.19 (0.72 to 1.94)0.58 (0.52 to 0.64)<0.001
Pujehun (n=0)NDNDNDND1.03 (0.60 to 1.76)0.88 (0.80 to 0.98)0.014
Tonkolili (n=100)NA0.92 (0.84 to 1.01)0.09NA1.02 (0.90 to 1.15)0.782.59 (1.31 to 5.12)0.98 (0.89 to 1.08)0.73
Western area (n=0)NDNDNDND11.03 (2.95 to 41.2)0.99 (0.94 to 1.03)0.51
All3.10 (1.88 to 5.11)0.82 (0.79 to 0.84)<0.0011.77 (1.16 to 2.68)0.78 (0.75 to 0.80)<0.0012.72 (2.10 to 3.52)0.89(0.87 to 0.91)<0.001
  • ANC, antenatal care; BEmOC, basic emergency obstetric care; CEmOC, comprehensive emergency obstetric care; EVD, Ebola virus disease; n, number of facility–month combinations; NA, not applicable (no data for the CEmOC in this district); ND, no data available; PNC, postnatal care.