Table 7.
Secondary analysis of factors associated with pre-term delivery among delivering women
| Variable | Pre-term delivery§ | Crude OR | P-value | Adjusted OR | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | No. PTD (%) | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | |||
| Maternal age | ||||||
| <20 years | 97 | 21 (21.65) | 2.22 (1.23, 4.01) | 0.008 | 2.92 (1.12, 7.65) | 0.029 |
| ≥20 years | 334 | 37 (11.08) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Health facility | ||||||
| Geita hospital | 265 | 25 (9.43) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Katoro HC | 166 | 33 (19.88) | 2.38 (1.36, 4.18) | 0.002 | 2.02 (0.65, 6.35) | 0.227 |
| Peripheral malaria | ||||||
| Positive | 128 | 19 (14.84) | 1.18 (0.65, 2.13) | 0.584 | 0.36 (0.11, 1.10) | 0.073 |
| Negative | 303 | 39 (12.87) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Level of education | ||||||
| None/Primary | 360 | 53 (14.72) | 2.28 (0.88, 5.92) | 0.091 | 1.69 (0.45, 6.33) | 0.439 |
| Secondary/Higher | 71 | 5 (7.04) | Reference | Reference | ||
| Placental malaria | ||||||
| Positive | 162 | 33 (20.37) | 2.50 (1.42, 4.38) | 0.001 | 4.67 (1.74, 12.58) | 0.002 |
| Negative | 269 | 25 (9.25) | Reference | Reference | ||
| MIP by RDT | ||||||
| Positive | 84 | 16 (19.05) | 1.71 (0.91, 3.22) | 0.097 | 2.13 (0.69, 6.59) | 0.188 |
| Negative | 347 | 42 (12.10) | Reference | Reference | ||
| SP receipt | ||||||
| <3 doses | 405 | 55 (13.58) | Reference | Reference | ||
| ≥3 doses | 26 | 3 (11.54) | 0.83 (0.24, 2.86) | 0.768 | 0.55 (0.13, 2.33) | 0.416 |
| Last SP time lapse | ||||||
| ≤4 weeks | 26 | 14 (53.85) | 0.47 (0.21, 1.06) | 0.069 | 0.38 (0.15, 0.97) | 0.042 |
| >4 weeks | 238 | 170 (71.43) | Reference | Reference | ||
HC = health centre; RDT = rapid diagnostic test, MIP = malaria in pregnancy, PTD = pre-term delivery, § = Assessed by first day of last menstrual period or by New Ballard Score; Significant p-values are presented in bold.