Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of study Participants in Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Hawassa, Sidama, 2019
Variable | Category | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal age at birth | 16–20 | 17 (16.0) | 54 (17.0) | 0.460 |
21–25 | 51 (48.1) | 158 (49.7) | ||
26–30 | 13 (12.3) | 35 (11) | ||
31–35 | 14 (13.2) | 40 (12.6) | ||
36–40 | 11 (10.4) | 31 (9.7) | ||
Residence | Urban | 50 (47.2) | 188 (59.1) | 0.032 |
Rural | 56 (52.8) | 130 (40.9) | ||
Marital status | Not married | 5 (4.7) | 6 (1.9) | 0.012 |
Married | 101 (95.3) | 312 (98.1) | ||
Gravidity | primi gravida | 27 (25.5) | 81 (25.5) | 0.077 |
Multigravida | 79 (74.5) | 237 (74.5) | ||
Parity | Primiparous | 54 (50.9) | 173 (54.4) | 0.325 |
Multiparous | 29 (27.4) | 96 (30.2) | ||
GMP | 23 (21.7) | 49 (15.4) | ||
Abortion | Yes | 32 (30.2) | 59 (18.6) | 0.012 |
No | 74 (69.8) | 259 (81.4) | ||
Previous Stillbirth | Yes | 12 (11.3) | 22 (6.9) | 0.148 |
No | 94 (88.7) | 296 (93.1) |