Table 2.
Variable | General Anesthesia N = 328 (50.8%) |
Spinal Anesthesia N = 318 (49.2%) |
p-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age Less than or equal to 23 years 24–34 years 35 + years |
52 (16.0%) 196 (59.7%) 80 (24.3%) |
59 (18.5%) 185 (58.3%) 74 (23.2%) |
0.7 |
Anemia Not anemic anemic |
319 (97.2%) 9 (2.8%) |
304 (95.6%) 14 (4.4%) |
0.3 |
Breech No Breech Presentation Breech Presentation |
293 (89.5%) 35 (10.5%) |
284 (89.2%) 34 (10.8%) |
0.9 |
Previous Cesarean Sections None 1 C-Section 2 to 5 C-Sections |
149 (45.4%) 115 (35.2%) 64 (19.4%) |
128 (40.3%) 115 (36.2%) 75 (23.5%) |
0.3 |
Comorbid Condition No Comorbid condition At least one other condition |
322 (98.3%) 6 (1.7%) |
307 (96.6%) 11 (3.4%) |
0.2 |
Gestation 38 weeks 39 weeks >= 40 weeks |
167 (50.9%) 82 (25.1%) 79 (24.0%) |
129 (40.6%) 91 (28.6%) 98 (30.8%) |
0.03 |
HIV Status Negative Positive |
284 (86.6%) 44 (13.4%) |
275 (86.4%) 43 (13.6%) |
0.9 |