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. 2023 Jun 15;2023:9865224. doi: 10.1155/2023/9865224

Table 4.

Factors that predict preterm delivery among study participants.

Parameters B Standard error Exp (B)/AOR 95% CI AOR p
Age 11–20 −0.287 0.802 0.75 0.16, 3.62 0.721
21–30 −0.236 0.736 0.79 0.19, 3.34 0.749
31–40 0.666 0.793 1.95 0.41, 9.21 0.401
41–50 0b — — — —

Occupational status Unemployed 0.851 0.560 2.34 0.78, 7.02 0.129
Employed 0b — — — —

Marital status Not married −0.449 0.360 0.64 0.32, 1.29 0.212
Married 0b — — — —

Educational status None −0.329 0.488 0.72 0.28, 1.87 0.499
Formal education 0b — — — —

Intervention for maternal anaemia Medical 0.127 0.385 1.14 0.53, 2.42 0.742
Dietary 0b — — — —

Number of antenatal visits 1–3 0.820 0.626 2.27 0.67, 7.75 0.190
4–6 0.444 0.468 1.56 0.62, 3.89 0.343
7–9 0b — — — —

Neonate mortality Yes 2.614 1.079 13.66 1.65, 113.30 0.015

p: analyzed by multinomial logistic regression analyses and considered significant at < 0.05 (2-tailed). The reference category is normal-term delivery. b: parameter considered redundant and set to zero. B: regression coefficient. ExpB: exponentiation of B, which is the same as AOR: adjusted odds ratio. 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.