Table 3 Factors associated with preterm birth among mothers who gave birth in public hospitals of central zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Category | Cases | Controls | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of ANC follow up | < 4 | 51 (60.7%) | 74 (42%) | 1.09 (1.24, 3.52) | 2.15 (1.19, 3.85)** |
≥ 4 | 33 (39.3%) | 102 (58%) | 1 | 1 | |
Pregnancy induced hypertension | Yes | 30 (60%) | 18 (36%) | 4.54 (2.35, 8.76) | 3.24 (1.58, 6.67)** |
No | 20 (40%) | 32 (64%) | 1 | 1 | |
Multiple pregnancy | Yes | 22 (44%) | 17 (34%) | 3.12 (1.56, 6.25) | 2.5 (1.14, 5.33)** |
No | 28 (56%) | 33 (66%) | 1 | 1 | |
Premature rapture of membrane | Yes | 16 (32%) | 15 (30%) | 2.38 (1.12, 5.08) | 1.02 (0.39, 2.68) |
No | 34 (68%) | 35 (70%) | 1 | ||
Maternal height | ≤ 150 cm | 7 (8%) | 31 (17.6%) | 0.4 (0.17, 0.96) | 0.42 (0.16, 1.0) |
> 150 cm | 81 (92%) | 145 (82.4%) | 1 | 1 | |
Birth defect | Yes | 15 (17%) | 9 (5.1%) | 3.81 (1.59, 9.11) | 3.20 (1.22, 8.32)** |
No | 73 (83%) | 167 (94.9%) | 1 | 1 | |
Fetal distress | Yes | 30 (34%) | 17 (9.7%) | 4.84 (2.48, 9.42) | 4.0 (1.94, 8.23)** |
No | 58 (66%) | 159 (90.3%) | 1 | 1 |