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