Table 1 Socio-demographic and obstetric characteristic of cases and controls in Felege Hiwot comprehensive specialized referral hospital, North-west, Ethiopia, 2019
Variable category | Stillbirth | |
|---|---|---|
Case (N, %) | Control (N, %) | |
Maternal age in years | ||
< 20 | 20 (23.8) | 17 (5.1) |
20–34 | 50 (59.5) | 306 (91.1) |
≥ 35 | 14 (16.7) | 13 (3.8) |
Maternal educational status | ||
Not educated | 39 (46.4) | 54 (16.1) |
Primary | 16 (19.1) | 93 (27.7) |
Secondary | 19 (22.6) | 94 (27.9) |
Tertiary | 10 (11.9) | 95 (28.3) |
Residence | ||
Urban | 41 (48.8) | 231 (68.8) |
Rural | 43 (51.2) | 105 (31.2) |
Sex of the neonate | ||
Female | 49 (58.3) | 193 (57.4) |
Male | 35 (41.7) | 143 (42.6) |
Number of fetus born | ||
Single | 81 (96.4) | 329 (97.9) |
Twin and above | 3 (3.6) | 7 (2.1) |
Four ANC visit | ||
No | 37 (44.0) | 52 (15.5) |
Yes | 47 (56.0) | 284 (84.5) |
At least two doses of TT vaccination | ||
Not received | 42 (50.0) | 51 (15.2) |
Received | 42 (50.0) | 285 (84.8) |
Modern family planning use before index pregnancy | ||
No | 39 (46.4) | 75 (22.3) |
Yes | 45 (53.6) | 261 (77.7) |
Iron-folate intake during pregnancy | ||
No | 55 (65.5) | 120 (35.7) |
Yes | 29 (34.5) | 216 (64.3) |
Previous history of abortion | ||
No | 76 (90.5) | 334 (99.4) |
Yes | 8 (9.5) | 2 (0.6) |
Previous history of perinatal death | ||
No | 77 (91.7) | 329 (97.9) |
Yes | 7 (8.3) | 7 (2.1) |
Birth interval for index pregnancy (months) | ||
< 24 | 49 (58.3) | 98 (29.2) |
≥ 24 | 35 (41.7) | 238 (70.8) |