Table 4 Obstetric characteristics of women attending public health hospitals in Omo District for antenatal and delivery services, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 519)
Variable | Case (n = 167) | Control (n = 352) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | ||
Gravidity | Â | ||||
 Primigravida | 71 | 42.5 | 127 | 36.2 | 0.12 |
 Multigravida | 84 | 50.3 | 187 | 57.3 | 0.32 |
 Gravid multi-gravida | 12 | 7.2 | 38 | 10.5 | 1:00 |
Number of gestation | Â | ||||
 Singleton | 156 | 93.4 | 326 | 92.9 | 0.74 |
 Multiple | 11 | 6.6 | 26 | 7.1 | 1:00 |
Gestational Age | Â | ||||
 Less than 37 weeks | 115 | 68.9 | 201 | 57.3 | 0.01 |
 37 and above weeks | 52 | 31.1 | 151 | 42.7 | 1:00 |
ANC follow up | Â | ||||
 New | 53 | 31.7 | 121 | 34.5 | 0.55 |
 Repeated | 114 | 68.3 | 232 | 65.5 | 1:00 |
Pregnancy interval | Â | ||||
 No interval | 63 | 37.7 | 115 | 32.7 | 0.13 |
 Less than 2 yrs. | 33 | 19.8 | 58 | 16.5 | 0.16 |
 2 years and above | 71 | 42.5 | 179 | 50.9 | 1:00 |
Abortion | Â | ||||
 Yes | 31 | 18.6 | 69 | 19.7 | 0.78 |
 No | 136 | 81.4 | 283 | 80.3 | 1:00 |
Contraceptive before conception | Â | ||||
 No modern contraception used | 88 | 52.7 | 178 | 50.7 | 1:00 |
 Injectable | 53 | 31.7 | 104 | 29.5 | 0.89 |
 Long acting reversible | 17 | 10.2 | 49 | 13.9 | 0.25 |
 Oral pills | 9 | 5.4 | 22 | 5.9 | 0.73 |
Conception from a new partner | Â | ||||
 Yes | 34 | 20.4 | 66 | 18.8 | 0.66 |
 No | 133 | 79.6 | 286 | 81.2 | 1:00 |
Counseling during pregnancy | Â | ||||
 Yes | 148 | 88.6 | 327 | 93.2 | 0.11 |
 No | 19 | 11.4 | 25 | 6.8 | 1:00 |
Body Mass Index | Â | ||||
 Underweight | 18 | 10.8 | 22 | 6.2 | 1:00 |
 Normal | 100 | 59.9 | 230 | 65.3 | 0.06 |
 Overweight | 42 | 25.1 | 94 | 26.8 | 0.10 |
 Obese | 7 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.58 |