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Table 3 Factors associated with pre term birth among of the women delivered in Debretabor town health institution northwest, Ethiopia, from June to September 2016 (N = 548)

From: Proportion of Preterm birth and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Debretabor town health institutions, northwest, Ethiopia

Variables

Preterm

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

p-value

Yes

No

Residence

 Rural

42

195

2.17 (1.3–3.6)*

  

 Urban

28

283

1

 

ANC follow up

 No

15

22

5.65 (2.8–11.5)*

  

 Yes

55

456

1

  

Number of ANC visits

 < 4

50

172

4.4 (2.5–7.7)*

3.0 (1.6–5.9)*

0.001

 ≥ 4

20

306

1

1

 

History of preterm delivery

 Yes

6

8

5.5 (1.8–16.4)*

  

 No

64

470

1

  

History of abortion

 Yes

21

80

2.1 (1.2–3.7)*

  

 No

49

398

1

  

Anemia

 Yes

17

35

4.06 (2.1–7.7)*

2.9 (1.3–6.6)*

0.01

 No

53

443

1

  

prom

 Yes

22

46

4.3 (2.3–7.7)*

3.0 (1.5–6.2)*

0.002

 No

48

432

1

1

 

MUAC (cm)

 < 24

12

43

2.09 (1.04–4.2)*

2.6 (1.1–6.1)*

0.022

 ≥ 24

58

435

1

1

 

Complication in current pregnancy

 Yes

37

55

8.6 (4.99–14.9)*

6.6 (3.4–12.6)**

< 0.001

 No

33

423

1

  

Status of HIV

 Positive

12

15

6.4 (2.8–14.5)*

5.1 (1.7–15.4)*

0.003

 Un known

3

22

1.0 (0.3–3.7)

  

 Negative

55

441

1

1

 

History of medical illness

 Yes

17

43

3.2 (1.7–6.1)*

  

 No

53

435

1

 
  1. *p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.001