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Table 5 Maternal and contextual factors associated with perinatal mortality in North Showa Zone Oromia Region, Dec. 2012

From: Determinants of perinatal mortality among cohorts of pregnant women in three districts of North Showa zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Community based nested case control study

Variables

Cases(n=73)

Controls(n=146)

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Parity

    

 One

15(20.5%)

20(13.7%)

1

1

 Two to five

19(26.0%)

53(36.3%)

0.478(0.204-1.119)

0.565 (0.120-2.660)

 Six and above

39(53.4%)

73(50.0%)

0.712(0.328-1.545)

1.343(0.279-6.660)

Birth Order

    

 First

15(20.5%)

20(13.7%)

1

1

 Second

8(11.0%)

20(13.7%)

0.533(0.185-1.537)

1.710 (0.236-12.406)

 Third and higher

50(68.5%)

106(72.6%)

0.629(0.297-1.330)

1.001(0.183-5.485)

History of abortion

    

 Yes

9(12.3%)

16(11.0%)

1.143(0.479-2.727)

0.385 (1.119-1.247)

 No

64(87.7%)

130(89.0%)

1

1

History of neonatal mortality

    

 Yes

28(38.4%)

21(14.4%)

3.704(1.913-7.169) *

5.425(2.271-12.960)*

 No

45(61.6%)

125(85.6%)

1

1

Sex of the newborn

    

 Male

57(78.1%)

72(49.3%)

3.661(1.926-6.961)*

5.478(2.502-11.997)*

 Female

16(21.9%)

74(50.7%)

1

1

Type of birth

    

 Singleton

62(84.9%)

135(92.5%)

1

1

 Multiple births

11(15.1%)

11(7.5%)

2.177(0.896-5.293)

3.599(1.200-10.798)*

Preterm delivery

    

 Yes

11(15.1%)

7(4.8%)

3.523(1.304-9.517)*

8.583(2.275-32.386)*

 No

62(84.9%)

139(95.2%)

1

1

Having ANC visit

    

 Yes

56(76.7%)

121(82.9%)

1

1

 No

17(23.3%)

25(17.1%)

1.469(0.735-2.938)

0.555(0. 232-1.324)

Having TT vaccination

    

 Yes

47(64.4%)

105(71.9%)

1

1

 No

26(35.6%)

41(28.1%)

1.417(0.778-2.581

1.618 (0. 744-3.519)

Birth spacing

    

 Less than two years

15(20.5%)

18(12.3%)

1.944(0.910-4.156)

2.935(0.437-19.732)

 Two years

7(9.6%)

9(6.2%)

1.815(0.641-5.138)

0.850 (0. 219-3.306)

 More than two years

51(69.9%)

119(81.5%)

1

1

Place of delivery

    

 Home

56(76.7%)

136(93.2%)

0.242(0.104-0.562)*

0.233(0.081-0.672)*

 Health Facility

17(23.3%)

10(6.8%)

1

1

Walking Distance from health institution

    

 < 1 hour

24(32.9%)

51(34.9%)

1

1

 1-2 hours

42(57.5%)

91(62.3%)

0.981(0.534-1.801)

0.336(0.068-1.653)

 > 2 hours

7(9.6%)

4(2.7%)

3.719(0.993-13.932)

0.314(0.068-1.440)

  1. * Significant at P value< 0.05, COR Crude Odds Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odds Ratio