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Table 3 The determinants of stillbirth in Felege-Hiwot comprehensive specialized referral hospital, North-west, Ethiopia, 2019

From: Determinants of stillbirth in Felege-Hiwot comprehensive specialized referral hospital, North-west, Ethiopia, 2019

Variable category

Stillbirth

COR 95% CI

AOR 95% CI

Case (N, %)

Control (N, %)

Educational status of the mother

 Not educated

39 (46.4)

54 (16.1)

6.9 (3.2–14.8)

3.8 (1.4–10.2)

 Primary

16 (19.1)

93 ( 27.7)

1.6 (0.7–3.8)

1.6 (0.6–4.4)*

 Secondary

19 (22.6)

94 (27.9)

1.9 (0.8–4.3)

1.9 (0.8–5.3)*

 Tertiary

10 (11.9)

95 (28.3)

1

1

At least two doses of TT vaccine

 Yes

41 (48.8)

231 (68.8)

0.2 (0.1–0.3)

0.5 (0.24–0.9)

 No

43 (51.2)

105 (31.2)

1

1

History of abortion

 No

49 (58.3)

193 (57.4)

1

1

 Yes

35 (41.7)

143 (42.6)

17.6 (3.7–84.4)

6.33 (0.8–47.6)*

PROM

 No

81 (96.4)

329 (97.9)

1

1

 Yes

3 (3.6)

7 (2.1)

6.8 (3.2–14.5)

4.03 (1.4–11.3)

STI

 No

77 (91.7)

332 (98.8)

1

1

 Yes

7 (8.3)

4 (1.2)

7.5 (2.2–26.4)

5.74 (1.1–29.7)

Congenital anomaly

 No

52 (61.9)

318 (94.6)

1

1

 Yes

32 (38.1)

18 (5.4)

10.9 (5.7–20.8)

4.78 (2.0–11.2)

History of perinatal death

 No

77 (91.7)

329 (97.9)

1

1

 Yes

7 (8.3)

7 (2.1)

12.1 (5.3–27.7)

10.4 (3.7–29.2)

Partograph use

 No

42 (50.0)

57 (17.0)

1

1

 Yes

42 (50.0)

279 (83.0)

0.20 (0.12–0.34)

0.2 (0.1–0.4)

  1. * Non-significant; 1 = reference category