Table 4.

Bivariate analysis of maternal characteristics associated with sepsis at Kibungo Hospital.

Variables	Sepsis developed					cOR (95% CI)	p value
	N = 422	Yes		No
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Age group
17–20	59	5	8.47	54	91.53	1.726 (0.645–4.613)	0.277
21–30	254	35	13.78	219	86.22	1
> 30	109	14	12.84	95	87.16	1.084 (0.557–2.108)	0.811
Education level
No education	9	2	22.22	7	77.78	1
Primary	371	45	12.13	324	87.87	2.069 (0.417–10.273)	0.373
Secondary and higher	42	7	16.67	34	83.33	1.42 (0.243–8.375)	0.693
Occupation
Employed	416	54	12.98	362	87.02	1
Unemployed	6	0	0	6	100.00	1(Omitted)	0.345
Place of delivery
Hospital	251	28	11.16	223	88.84	1
Health center	135	20	14.81	115	85.19	0.721 (0.389–1.337)	0.300
Home	36	6	16.67	30	83.33	0.627 (0.240–1.640)	0.342
Premature Rupture of Membrane (PROM)
Yes	32	4	12.50	28	87.50	1
No	390	50	12.82	340	87.18	0.971 (0.326–2.886)	0.958
Foul smelling
Yes	8	2	25.00	6	75.00	1
No	414	52	12.56	362	87.44	2.320 (0.456–11.802)	0.310
Obstructed labor
Yes	7	1	14.29	6	85.71	1
No	415	53	12.77	362	87.23	1.138 (0.134–9.642)	0.905
Maternal fever
Yes	40	7	17.50	33	82.50	1
No	382	47	12.30	335	87.70	0.413 (0.457–1.284)	0.352
Health insurance
Yes	396	51	12.88	345	87.12	1
No	26	3	11.54	23	88.46	1.133 (0.328–3.910)	0.843