Table 4.
Factors associated with lifetime stillbirths, among women interviewed about their lifetime experience of pregnancies in 2012–2013, rural south- western Uganda
| n stillbirths / N pregnancies (%) | Unadjusted RR (95 % CI) | Adjusted RR (95 % CI)a | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | P = 0.27 | P < 0.001 | |
| <30 | 21 / 2209 (1.0 %) | 1 | 1 |
| 30–39 | 55 / 4589 (1.2 %) | 1.25 (0.71–2.19) | 2.21 (1.21–4.03) |
| 40–49 | 71 / 4669 (1.5 %) | 1.58 (0.89–2.80) | 3.60 (1.84–7.04) |
| Ever married | P = 0.11 | P = 0.44 | |
| Yes | 138 / 11055 (1.2 %) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 9 / 412 (2.2 %) | 1.85 (0.87–3.94) | 1.35 (0.63–2.89) |
| Education | P = 0.72 | P = 0.29 | |
| None/less than primary | 18 / 1128 (1.6 %) | 1 | 1 |
| Incomplete primary | 71 / 5308 (1.3 %) | 0.88 (0.36–2.11) | 1.05 (0.55–1.99) |
| Completed primary | 32 / 2551 (1.3 %) | 0.82 (0.33–2.04) | 0.91 (0.45–1.83) |
| Secondary or above | 26 / 2480 (1.0 %) | 0.66 (0.26–1.70) | 0.63 (0.29–1.34) |
| Village location | P = 0.30 | P = 0.33 | |
| Away from main road | 106 / 8767 (1.2 %) | 1 | 1 |
| Along the main road | 41 / 2700 (1.5 %) | 1.26 (0.81–1.96) | 1.23 (0.81–1.86) |
| Parity | P = 0.004 | P < 0.001 | |
| 0–4 | 59 / 2839 (2.1 %) | 1 | 1 |
| 5–9 | 72 / 6683 (1.1 %) | 0.55 (0.36–0.82) | 0.35 (0.22–0.56) |
| ≥ 10 | 16 / 1945 (0.8 %) | 0.42 (0.22–0.80) | 0.21 (0.10–0.43) |
| Attended antenatal clinicb | P = 0.64 | P = 0.48 | |
| Yes | 25 / 2099 (1.2 %) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 3 / 361 (0.8 %) | 0.74 (0.22–2.55) | 0.65 (0.19–2.15) |
aAdjusted for age, ever married, education, village location and parity. bAttended antenatal care for a pregnancy in the past 12 months. Restricted to 537 women reporting a pregnancy in the past 12 months