Table 2.
Demographic factors and perinatal outcomes (n=287).
| Predictor variable | Perinatal outcome (%) | D.F | Chi-Square | P-values (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abnormal | Normal | ||||
| Age of respondents | 2 | 4.81 | 0.186 | ||
| <20 years | 3* | 17 | |||
| 20-34 years | 94 | 77 | |||
| ≥35 years | 3* | 6 | |||
| Education level | 3 | 10.123 | 0.072 | ||
| Primary | 19 | 19 | |||
| Secondary | 30 | 38 | |||
| Tertiary | 32 | 29 | |||
| University | 19 | 14 | |||
| Parity | 3 | 13.232 | 0.039 | ||
| 0 child | 55 | 45 | |||
| 1 child | 14 | 30 | |||
| 2 children | 21 | 15 | |||
| 3-6 children | 10 | 10 | |||
| Marital status | 2 | 4.09 | 0.129 | ||
| Single | 3* | 8 | |||
| Married | 94 | 91 | |||
| Separated/Divorced | 3* | 1* | |||
| Expectant mother accompanied | 1 | 0.07 | 0.792 | ||
| Yes | 61 | 59 | |||
| No | 39 | 41 | |||
| Blood pressure | |||||
| Normal | 68 | 62 | 1 | 1.5 | 0.472 |
| Abnormal | 32 | 38 | |||
| Maternal BMI | 3 | 8.9 | 0.031 | ||
| Underweight | 0* | 2* | |||
| Normal | 13 | 37 | |||
| Overweight | 53 | 44 | |||
| Obese | 33 | 18 | |||
| Planned pregnancy | 1 | 0.621 | 0.733 | ||
| Yes | 58 | 56 | |||
| No | 42 | 44 | |||
| Therapy aid to conceive | 1 | 0.097 | 0.616 | ||
| Yes | 7 | 10 | |||
| No | 93 | 90 | |||
| Ever used family planning | 1 | 0.123 | 0.94 | ||
| Yes | 55 | 55 | |||
| No | 45 | 45 | |||
| Underwent FGM | 1 | 1.288 | 0.525 | ||
| Yes | 74 | 81 | |||
| No | 26 | 19 | |||
*Cell contains less than 5 observations which was not considered in analysis.