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Table 2 Outcome of adolescent deliveries in the Saint Albert Le Grand Hospital from January 2010 to December 2015

From: Adolescent deliveries in urban Cameroon: a retrospective analysis of the prevalence, 6-year trend and adverse outcomes

Outcomes

Adolescents (N = 662)

Adults (N = 7394)

OR

95% CI

P value

N

%

N

%

Asphyxia at 1st minute

38

5.7

281

3.8

1.5

1.1–2.2

0.02

Still birth

8

1.2

99

1.3

0.9

0.4–1.9

1.0

Preterm delivery

81

12.2

553

7.5

1.7

1.3–2.2

< 0.01

Low birth weight

114

17.2

789

10.7

1.7

1.4–2.2

< 0.01

Caesarean section

34

5.1

461

6.2

0.8

0.6–1.1

0.3

Post term

27

4.1

322

4.4

0.9

0.6–1.4

0.7

High birth weight

35

5.3

845

11.4

0.4

0.3–0.6

< 0.01