Table 1.
Distribution of selected variables among women with near-miss and uncomplicated delivery women in selected five public hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, May 1, 2015 to April 30, 2016
| Near-miss group (n = 207) | Uncomplicated delivery group (n = 621) | *P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Educational level | |||
| Illiterate | 57 (29.2) | 75 (12.2) | < 0.001 |
| Primary | 62 (31.8) | 201 (32.7) | 0.323 |
| Secondary | 55 (28.2) | 249 (40.5) | 0.847 |
| Higher | 21 (10.8) | 90(14.6) | |
| Place of residence | |||
| Urban | 153 (73.9) | 608 (97.9) | |
| Rural | 54 (26.1) | 13 (2.1) | < 0.001 |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 192 (92.8) | 600 (96.6) | |
| Never married | 15 (7.2) | 21 (3.4) | 0.021 |
| Monthly income | |||
| > 68 USD | 76 (36.7) | 108 (17.4) | 0.003 |
| 68–181 USD | 73 (35.3) | 358 (57.6) | 0.002 |
| > 181 USD | 58 (28.0) | 155 (25.0) | |
| Received ANC | |||
| Yes | 177 (85.5) | 611 (98.4) | |
| No | 30 (14.5) | 10 (1.6) | < 0.001 |
| Number of children | |||
| 0–2 | 164 (79.2) | 507 (81.6) | 0.855 |
| 3–4 | 32 (15.5) | 103 (16.6) | |
| > 5 | 11 (5.3) | 11 (1.8) | 0.013 |
| Undergone FGC | |||
| Yes | 129 (64.5) | 366 (59.4) | 0.201 |
| No | 71 (35.5) | 250 (40.6) | |
| History of stillbirth | |||
| Yes | 20 (9.7) | 20 (3.2) | < 0.001 |
| No | 187 (90.3) | 601 (96.8) | |
| Early marriage | |||
| Yes | 41 (21.5) | 90 (15.1) | 0.041 |
| No | 150 (78.5) | 506 (84.9) | |
| Previous hypertension | |||
| Yes | 54 (26.1) | 16 (2.6) | < 0.001 |
| No | 153 (73.9) | 605 (97.4) | |
| Previous anemia | |||
| Yes | 70 (33.8) | 63 (10.1) | < 0.001 |
| No | 137 (66.2) | 558 (89.9) | |
| History of cardiac problems | |||
| Yes | 11 (5.3) | 5 (0.8) | < 0.001 |
| No | 196 (94.7) | 616 (99.2) | |
*Chi-square test was used to obtain the p-value
Bold data are those which are significant