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. 2010 Nov;20(3):145–151. doi: 10.4314/ejhs.v20i3.69443

Table 5.

Factors associated with presence of at least one obstetric complication among obstructed labor cases, Nov 2008 – Apr 2009.

Independent variables Categories Presence of at least one
complication*
Frequency (%)
COR (95% CI) AOR(95% CI)

No Yes
Age ⇐=19 10(66.7) 5(33.3) 0.4(0.1–1.6) 2.1(0.4–10.6)
20–29 60(54.5) 50(45.5) 0.7(0.3–1.7) 1.7(0.6–5.0)
30–34 8(26.7) 22(73.3) 2.3(0.7–7.3) 3.0(0.9–10.0)
>=35 11(45.8) 13(54.2) 1 1
Parity Primipara 46(75.4) 15(24.6) 0.2(0.1–0.4) 0.2(0.1–0.4)
Para II–IV 29(38.7) 46(61.3) 0.8(0.4–1.7) 0.8(0.3–1.9)
Para V or more 14(32.6) 29(67.4) 1 1
ANC follow-up Had at least one
follow-up
41(59.4) 28(40.6) 1.9(1.0–3.5) 0.7(0.3–1.3)
Had no follow-up 48(43.6) 62(56.4) 1 1
Duration of labor
before arrival to JUSH
<24 hours 54(50.9) 52(49.1) 1 1
>=24 hours 35(47.9) 38(52.1) 1.1(0.6–2.1) 1.2(0.6–2.5)
*

The complications considered were: PPH, sepsis, uterine rupture, bladder rupture, and fistula