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. 2015 Dec 23;15:348. doi: 10.1186/s12884-015-0778-7

Table 3.

Odds ratios comparing each outcome in the near-miss caesarean group to the uncomplicated delivery

3 month interview 6 month interview 12 month interview 3 year interview 4 year interview
Crude OR Adjusted OR3 Crude OR Adjusted ORc Crude OR Adjusted ORc Crude OR Adjusted ORc Crude OR Adjusted ORc
PHYSICAL HEALTH
Proportion overweight (BMI >24 kg/m2)a - - 0.83 (0.46–1.51) 1.22 (0.64–2.34) 1.12 (0.61–2.04) 1.58 (0.81–3.09) 1.16 (0.67–2.00) 1.56 (0.86–2.84) 1.06 (0.60–1.89) 1.20 (0.64–2.25)
Hypertension (>140/90 mmHg)a - - 1.16 (0.26–5.29) 1.51 (0.31–7.30) 1.05 (0.13–8.70) 1.38 (0.15–12.73) 2.49 (0.87–7.08) 3.14 (1.06–9.36) 2.63 (0.92–7.48) 3.23 (1.10–9.54)
Severe anaemia (haemocue haemoglobin <7 g/dl)a - - 4.84 (0.80–29.41) NA 7.56 (1.05–54.54) 6.39 (0.82–50.02) 0.92 (0.11–7.61) 0.85 (0.10–7.16) - -
Difficulties doing 1 or more routine task 1.69 (0.92–3.10) 1.80 (0.97–3.34) 1.32 (0.67–2.62) 1.22 (0.60–2.51) 0.62 (0.22–1.77) 0.59 (0.21–1.70) 1.10 (0.59–2.06) 1.07 (0.55–2.05) 1.20 (0.60–2.40) 1.11 (0.53–2.32)
Urinary incontinence - - 1.06 (0.55–2.04) 1.20 (0.61–2.36) 0.81 (0.10–6.48) 0.75 (0.09–6.05) - - - -
Prolapse - - - - 0.91 (0.52–1.60) 0.96 (0.52–1.75) - - - -
MENTAL HEALTH
Depression – % at or above the K10 14 cut-off score 2.13 (1.18–3.83) 1.84 (0.98–3.43) 1.06 (0.43–2.56) 1.01 (0.41–2.50) 0.91 (0.35–2.37) 0.89 (0.34–2.36) 1.39 (0.56–3.45) 1.57 (0.62–3.95) 1.13 (0.49–2.63) 0.86 (0.34–2.15)
Have you recently thought about taking your life 1.63 (0.73–3.63) 1.63 (0.73–3.68) 2.05 (0.81–5.20) 1.33 (0.44–4.01) 2.31 (1.10–4.85) 2.44 (1.14–5.20) 1.87 (0.68–5.12) 2.19 (0.77–6.23) . .
Feeling average/not good/not good at all today 1.23 (0.64–2.36) 1.17 (0.59–2.33) 1.82 (1.02–3.27) 2.00 (1.08–3.67) 1.00 (0.46–2.18) 1.02 (0.47–2.24) 0.51 (0.22–1.22) 0.41 (0.16–1.06) 1.47 (0.74–2.91) 1.33 (0.65–2.72)
RELATIONS WITH HUSBAND/PARTNER
Relationship has gotten worse 1.01 (0.51–1.98) 0.91 (0.45–1.85) 1.02 (0.50–2.06) 1.00 (0.49–2.04) 1.50 (0.78–2.86) 1.59 (0.82–3.08) 0.93 (0.42–2.04) 0.87 (0.37–2.03) 0.94 (0.38–2.31) 0.94 (0.38–2.33)
Partner humiliated you in front others 1.21 (0.49–2.95) 1.13 (0.42–3.00) 1.28 (0.63–2.62) 1.36 (0.66–2.80) 1.12 (0.49–2.58) 1.22 (0.52–2.85) 1.18 (0.53–2.62) 1.28 (0.57–2.88) 0.74 (0.26–2.17) 0.75 (0.25–2.19)
Partner forced you to have sexual relations when you did not want to - - - - 1.07 (0.24–4.79) 1.11 (0.24–5.06) 0.72 (0.09–5.61) 0.78 (0.10–6.35) 5.69 (1.32–24.61) 4.71 (1.04–21.30)
Divorce - - - - - - - - 1.85 (0.98–3.48) 1.75 (0.91–3.37)
ECONOMIC
Still have not paid off hospital costs from delivery 5.57 (2.06–15.02) 4.82 (1.73–13.41) 9.16 (3.43–24.44) 7.03 (2.50–19.79) 4.60 (2.13–9.93) 4.13 (1.86–9.17) 4.56 (1.73–12.02) 3.91 (1.46–10.48) - -
FERTILITY
Reported contraceptive useb 4.00 (1.31–12.17) 5.95 (1.53–23.06) 1.27 (0.69–2.35) 1.46 (0.72–2.93) 1.79 (1.01–3.17) 2.25 (1.19–4.26) 0.93 (0.53–1.61) 0.99 (0.56–1.75) 1.13 (0.61–2.08) 1.34 (0.69–2.61)
Resumed sexual intercourse 0.88 (0.54–1.44) 0.92 (0.54–1.56) 0.94 (0.61–1.45) 1.05 (0.66–1.66) 0.94 (0.58–1.53) 1.06 (0.64–1.76) - - - -
Subsequent birth - - - - - - 0.53 (0.31–0.92) 0.40 (0.22–0.72) 0.57 (0.33–0.99) 0.44 (0.24–0.80)
Subsequent live birth - - - - - - 0.57 (0.33–0.97) 0.43 (0.24–0.78) 0.60 (0.35–1.03) 0.47 (0.26–0.84)

aWomen who report being currently pregnant at each time point are not included in calculations of anaemia, hypertension and being overweight

bDenominator is number of women who were sexually active at months 3,6 and 12 and all women at year 3 and year 4 and were not pregnant

cAdjusted for parity and wealth quintile