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Lower abdominal pain and perineal soreness were two symptoms
enquired about during interview, which directly predicted
clinic attendance by sUbjects. However, where sUbjects a lso
had " o t h e r " (not directly e nquired) health complaints, then
they were just as likely to att e nd t he clinic . Fever, lower
abdominal pain and the perceived health status were associated
w1.t h each other and were also i ndirectly predictive of c linic
attendance.
I f these associations between t he health complaints and
clinic attendance in t his study sample is real t hen it is very
likely that subjects with postpartum h e a l t h complaints in
Kumasi may seek help for them at a similarly organised clinic
it" the service were provided.
5 .6 OTHER ST UDY DJlr.TJlr. : The Abdom.inlll Deliveries
Altt>ough subjects who h a d abdominal deliveries
excluded from this study, some information was available on
these SUbjects which could be of relevance to r aacer-s of this
document . A brief description of these SUbjects, and the
various indications for their caesarean delivery are t herefore
mentioned here.