Table 7.
Factors associated with severe maternal outcome in public hospitals of Borena Zone. Ethiopia.
| Sociodemographic characteristics | SMO N (%) | Non-SMO N (%) | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attended formal education | Yes | 27 (44.3) | 35 (62.5) | 0.048 |
| No | 34 (55.7) | 21 (37.5) | ||
| Admitted to ICU | Yes | 15 (24.6) | 17 (30.4) | 0.485 |
| No | 46 (75.4) | 39 (69.6) | ||
| Delivery or abortion occurred before reaching HF | Yes | 11 (18.0) | 5 (8.9) | 0.152 |
| No | 50 (82.0) | 51 (91.1) | ||
| Age at first marriage | Below 18 years | 55 (90.2) | 20 (35.7) | <0.001 |
| 18 years and above | 6 (9.8) | 36 (64.3) | ||
| Women delayed in seeking help (delay 1) | Yes | 24 (39.3) | 25 (44.6) | 0.562 |
| No | 37 (60.7) | 31 (55.4) | ||
| Time to reach HF (delay 2) | More than 2 h | 23 (37.7) | 1 (1.8) | <0.001 |
| Less than 2 h | 38 (62.3) | 55 (98.2) | ||
| Waiting time (delay 3) | More than 15 min | 44 (72.1) | 13 (23.2) | <0.001 |
| Less than 15 min | 17 (27.9) | 43 (76.8) | ||
| Household income | Below median | 42 (68.9) | 6 (10.7) | <0.001 |
| Above median | 19 (31.1) | 50 (89.3) | ||
| Anemic | Yes | 25 (41.0) | 8 (14.3) | 0.001 |
| No | 36 (59.0) | 48 (85.7) | ||
| Cesarean section | Previous history | 2 (3.3) | 5 (8.9) | 0.198 |
| No previous history | 59 (96.7) | 51 (91.1) | ||
| Age category | 15–24 | 26 (42.62) | 20 (35.71) | 0.135 |
| 25–34 | 25 (40.98) | 32 (57.14) | ||
| 35 and above | 10 (16.39) | 4 (7.14) | ||
| Number of ANC visit | None | 20 (32.79) | 8 (14.29) | 0.001 |
| One visit | 12 (19.67) | 5 (8.93) | ||
| Two visits | 23 (37.70) | 19 (33.93) | ||
| Three visits | 5 (8.20) | 18 (38.14) | ||
| Four visits | 1 (1.64) | 6 (10.71) | ||
| Parity | Nully | 18 (29.5) | 18 (32.1) | 0.805 |
| Primi | 10 (16.4) | 11 (19.6) | ||
| Multi | 33 (54.1) | 27 (48.2) | ||
| Duration of hospital stay | ≤7 days | 51 (83.6) | 47 (83.9) | 0.962 |
| ≥8 days | 10 (16.4) | 9 (16.1) | ||