Table 2.
Obstetric and health service-related Characteristics of Respondents Admitted to Saint Paul’s hospital millennium medical college, Addis Ababa
| Variables | controls (164) | Cases (82) | total | x2 (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravidity | One | 65(39.6%) | 41(50%) | 106 | 2.84(0.241) |
| Two –four | 94(57.3%) | 40(48.7%) | 134 | ||
| Greater than or equal to five | 5((3.1%) | 1(1.3%) | 6 | ||
| Parity | Zero | 84(51.2%) | 48(58.5%) | 132 | 2.51(0.281) |
| One | 42(25.6%) | 22(26.8%) | 64 | ||
| 2 to 4 | 38(23.1%) | 12(14.7%) | 50 | ||
| Pregnancy Type | Planned and wanted | 98(59.8%) | 54(65.9%) | 152 | 0.861(0.353) |
| Unplanned but wanted | 66(40.2%) | 28(34.1%) | 94 | ||
| Interpregnancy interval in months | Less than 18 months | 4(2.4%) | 20(24.4%) | 24 | 51.9(0.00) |
| Optimal interval | 5(3.1%) | 14(17%) | 19 | ||
| Long interval | 20(12.2%) | 2(2.4%) | 22 | ||
| Not applicable | 121(73.8%) | 42(51.2%) | 163 | ||
| Unknown | 14(8.5%) | 4(4.9%) | 18 | ||
| History of abortion | Yes | 48(29.3%) | 40(48.8%) | 88 | 9.09(0.003) |
| No | 116(70.7%) | 42(51.2%) | 158 | ||
| History of PROM | Yes | 9(5.5%) | 31(37.8%) | 40 | 42.9(0.00) |
| No | 142(86.6%) | 44(53.7%) | 186 | ||
| Unknown | 13(7.9%) | 7(8.5%) | 20 | ||
| Type of abortion experienced | Spontaneous | 40(24.4%) | 29(35.4%) | 69 | 1.71(0.191) |
| Induced | 8(4.9%) | 11(13.4%) | 19 | ||
| ANC follow up | Yes | 164(100%) | 82(100%) | 246 | |
| Place of ANC follow up | SPHMMC | 71(43.3%) | 13(15.9%) | 84 | 20.23(0.00) |
| Health center | 89(54.3%) | 64(78%) | 153 | ||
| Mercy care Ethiopia | 2(1.2%) | 4(4.9%) | 6 | ||
| Private hospital or clinic | 1(0.6%) | 1(1.2%) | 2 | ||
| The gestational age in weeks | 37 to 38weeks + 6 days | 23(14%) | 29(35.4%) | 52 | 14.18(0.001) |
| 39 to 42 weeks | 115(70.1%) | 45(54.9%) | 160 | ||
| > 42 weeks | 22(13.4%) | 8(9.8%) | 30 | ||