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. 2010 Jan;196(1):18–25. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.062489

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population

Near-miss women
Characteristic With live birth, n = 196 With perinatal death, n = 64 Uncomplicated delivery, n = 434 Test statistic P
Age, years: mean
25.76
26.60
27.31
F-ratio = 5.47
0.004
Parity, mean number
2.16
3.02
2.47
F-ratio = 7.45
0.001
Marital status, % χ2 = 4.39 0.356
    Monogamous 77.55 71.88 76.91
    Polygamous 18.88 21.88 21.02
    Single
3.57
6.25
2.08


Any formal education, %
61.73
51.56
77.14
χ2 = 27.40
<0.001
Wealth quintiles, % χ2 = 59.00 <0.001
    Most poor 29.53 33.33 13.43
    Least poor 10.88 9.52 25.46