From: Ten years analysis of stillbirth in a tertiary hospital in sub-Sahara Africa: a case control study
Variables | Category | Cases | Controls | OR (CI 95%) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||||
Maternal age | <35 years | 175 (69.7) | 396 (80.5) | 1 | |
≥35 years | 76 (30.3) | 96 (19.5) | 1.79 (1.26–2.54) | 0.001 | |
Marital status | Single | 96 (38.2) | 144 (29.3) | 1 | |
Married | 155 (61.8) | 348 (70.7) | 1.49 (1.09–2.06) | 0.016 | |
Level of education | Primary | 123 (49) | 193 (39.2) | ||
Secondary | 26 (10.4) | 59 (12) | 1 | ||
University | 102 (40.6) | 240 (48.8) | 0.96 (0.57–1.61) | 0.9 | |
Referral status | From home | 194 (77.3) | 482 (98.0) | 1 | |
From another hospital | 57 (22.7) | 10 (2.0) | 14.16 (7.08–28.3) | <0.0001 | |
Profession | Medical personnel | 7 (2.8) | 18 (3.7) | 1 | |
Secretary | 82 (32.7) | 127 (25.8) | 1.66 (0.66–4.15) | 0.28 | |
Accountant | 31 (12.4) | 56 (11.4) | 1.42 (0.54–3.78) | 0.48 | |
Teacher/lecturer | 19 (7.6) | 34 (6.9) | 1.44 (0.51–4.06) | 0.49 | |
Housewife | 61 (24.3) | 93 (18.9) | 1.69 (0.66–4.28) | 0.27 | |
Technician | 22 (8.8) | 49 (10.0) | 1.15 (0.42–3.16) | 0.78 | |
Student | 29 (11.6) | 115 (23.4) | 0.65 (0.25–1.70) | 0.38 |