Table 3.
secondary outcome measures among participants
| Variables | Categories | Study groups | Test statistics | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Membrane sweeping | No membrane sweeping | ||||
| Spontaneous labour | Present | 36 (83.7) | 25 (56.8) | χ2=7.512 | *0.006 |
| Absent | 7 (16.3) | 19 (43.2) | |||
| RR: 1.5; 95% C1: 1.1 – 2.0 | |||||
| GA at labour onset | Mean ± SD | 39.2 ± 0.8 | 39.7 ± 0.7 | χ2=2.411 | *0.019 |
| PROM | Present | 7 (16.3) | 5 (11.4) | χ2=0.442 | 0.506 |
| Absent | 36 (83.7) | 39 (88.6) | |||
| RR: 1.4; 95% CI: 0.5 – 4.2 | |||||
| Vaginal bleeding | Present | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | χ2=1.035 | 0.494 |
| Absent | 42 (97.7) | 44 (100.0) | |||
| GA at delivery | Mean ± SD | 39.5 ± 1.0 | 40.2 ± 0.9 | t= 3.142 | *0.002 |
| Recruitment to delivery Interval (days) | 1-3 | 8 (18.6) | 1 (2.3) | χ2=10.232 | *0.006 |
| 4-10 | 21 (48.8) | 16 (36.4) | |||
| >10 | 14 (32.4) | 27 (51.3) | |||
| Mean ± SD | 8.8 ± 6.5 | 12.9 ± 5.5 | t= 3.193 | *0.002 | |
| Mode of delivery | VBAC | 34 (79.1) | 20 (45.5) | χ2=10.438 | *0.001 |
| Repeat CS | 9 (20.9) | 24 (54.5) | |||
| RR: 1.7; 95% CI:1.2 – 2.5 | |||||
CS: caesarean section; VBAC: vaginal birth after caesarian section; t: Student t-test; χ2: Chi square; RR: relative risk; numbers in bold: statistically significant; PROM: premature rupture of membranes