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Table 2 Obstetrics related characteristics of mothers attending birth at public hospitals of Wollega zones, 2020 (n = 495; Cases: 165 and controls: 330)

From: Determinants of adverse birth outcomes among women delivered in public hospitals of Ethiopia, 2020

Variables

Control n (%)

Cases n (%)

Total n (%)

Number of births

 < 3

217 (65.76)

106 (64.24)

323 (65.3)

 3–5

81 (24.55)

47 (28.48)

128 (25.9)

 > 5

32 (9.70)

12 (7.27)

44 (8.9)

Duration between births

 1st pregnancy

79 (23.94)

49 (29.70)

128 (25.9)

 < 12 months

16 (4.85)

10 (6.06)

26 (5.3)

 12–17 months

26 (7.88)

10 (6.06)

36 (7.3)

 18–23 months

88 (26.67)

42 (25.45)

130 (26.3)

 > 23 months

121 (36.67)

54 (32.73)

175 (35.4)

Family planning utilization

 Ye

247 (74.85)

118 (71.52)

365 (73.7)

 No

83 (25.15)

47 (28.48)

130 (26.3)

Plan of pregnancy

 Yes

260 (78.79)

125 (75.76)

385 (77.8)

 No

70 (21.21)

40 (24.24)

110 (22.2)

Antenatal care attendance

 One time

16 (4.85)

33 (20)

49 (9.9)

 Two times

46 (13.94)

33 (20)

79 (16)

 Three times

86 (26.06)

39 (23.6)

125 (25.3)

 > =4 times

182 (55.15)

60 (36.4)

242 (48.9)

Danger sign of pregnancy

 Yes

63 (19.1)

42 (25.45)

105 (21.2)

 No

267 (80.9)

123 (74.55)

390 (78.8)

Mode of delivery

 Spontaneous vaginal delivery

196 (59.39)

88 (53.33)

284 (57.4)

 Forceps

18 (5.45)

10 (6.06)

28 (5.7)

 Cesarean section

66 (20)

43 (26.06)

109 (22)

 Vacuum delivery

45 (13.64)

20 (12.12)

65 (13.1)

 Destructive delivery

5 (1.52)

4 (2.42)

9 (1.8)

History of adverse birth outcome

 Yes

59 (17.88)

34 (20.6)

93 (18.8)

 No

271 (82.12)

131 (79.4)

402 (81.2)

Premature rupture of membrane

 Yes

50 (15.15)

59 (35.76)

109 (22)

 No

280 (84.85)

106 (64.24)

386 (78)

Labor started

 Spontaneously

269 (81.52)

125 (75.76)

394 (79.6)

 Induced

61 (18.48)

40 (24.24)

101 (20.4)