Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of cases (PROM) & controls (NO PROM) in Mulago Hospital, Uganda
| Variable | Cases (PROM) N = 87 (100 %) |
Controls (No PROM) N = 87 (100 %) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Religion | |||
| Catholic | 30 (36.0) | 32 (37.0) | 0.071 |
| Muslim | 27 (32.0) | 20 (23.0) | |
| Protestant | 24 (29.0) | 12 (12.0) | |
| Born again | 3 (4.0) | 23 (26.0) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 9 (10.0) | 7 (8.0) | 0.680 |
| Married/cohabiting | 76 (87.0) | 66 (75.0) | |
| Divorce/separated | 2 (3.0) | 14 (17.0) | |
| Age | |||
| <19.99 | 10 (11.4) | 9 (10.3) | 0.290 |
| 20–34.99 | 73 (84.0) | 69 (79.4) | |
| ≥35 | 4 (4.6) | 9 (10.3) | |
| Gravidity | |||
| Primegravida | 31 (35.6) | 31 (35.6) | 1.000 |
| Gravida 2–4 | 47 (54.1) | 48 (55.2) | |
| Gravida 5 & above | 9 (10.3) | 8 (9.2) | |
| Education | |||
| Primary and below | 27 (31.0) | 30 (34.0) | 0.680 |
| Secondary and tertiary | 60 (69.0) | 57 (66.0) | |
| Occupation | |||
| House wife | 31 (35.6) | 33 (38.0) | 0.200 |
| Employed/business woman | 34 (39.1) | 33 (37.0) | |
| Othersa | 22 (25.3) | 21 (25.0) | |
The table shows that the distribution of age, gravidity, education level, marital status, occupation and religion of 87 cases and 87 controls was similar
aThis includes those unemployed and students