Table 2.
Neonatal outcomes of adolescent deliveries in the Bamenda Regional Hospital from November 2015–January 2016 amongst 886 singleton deliveries
| Outcomes | Adolescents | Adults | OR | 95% CI | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | (%) | Frequency | (%) | ||||
| Asphyxia (Apgar <7) | 6 | 7.9 | 33 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 0.8–5.0 | 0.1 |
| Severe asphyxia (Apgar <3) | 4 | 5.3 | 11 | 1.4 | 4.0 | 1.3–12.9 | 0.03 |
| Neonatal mortality | 3 | 4.0 | 11 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 0.8–10.9 | 0.1 |
| Low birth weight | 14 | 18.2 | 70 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 1.3–4.4 | <0.01 |
| High birth weight | 4 | 5.2 | 89 | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2–1.2 | 0.07 |
| Caesarean section | 13 | 16.9 | 96 | 11.9 | 0.7 | 0.4–1.2 | 0.2 |
| Preterm delivery | 6 | 7.8 | 42 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.6–3.8 | 0.2 |