Table 2.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis Result indicating determinants of puerperal sepsis among postpartum mothers in Public Hospitals in West shoa zone Oromia, Ethiopia April 2018
| variables | category | Puerperal sepsis | COR(95% C.I) | AOR(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case = 67(%) | Control = 213(%) | ||||
| Residence | Urban | 20 (29.9) | 152 (71.4) | 1 | 1 |
| Rural | 47 (70.1) | 61 (28.6) | 5.86 (3.2–10.7) | 2.5 (1.029–6.054) | |
| Educational level of mother | Tertiary(college or university | 4 (6.0) | 79 (37.1) | 1 | 1 |
| Secondary | 25 (37.3) | 50 (23.5) | 9.88 (3.24–30.06) | 6.5(.181–35.53) | |
| Primary | 18 (26.9) | 35 (16.4) | 10.1 (3.2–32.21) | 6.7 (1.32–34.0) | |
| None /no education | 20 (29.9) | 49 (23) | 8.06 (2.601–24.98) | 6.8 (1.21–37.5) | |
| Monthly income of mother/family | > = 4501 | 5 (7.5) | 27 (12.5) | 1 | 1 |
| 3501–4500 | 4 (6.0) | 40 (18.8) | .54 (.133–2.195) | 0.38(.06–2.35) | |
| 2501–3500 | 10 (14.9) | 73 (34.3) | .740(.232–2.361) | 1.03(.23–4.7) | |
| 1501–2500 | 3 (4.5) | 41 (19.2) | .395(.087–1.91) | 0.33(.04–2.6) | |
| 501–1500 | 16 (68.7) | 13 (6.1) | 6.65 (1.99–22.12) | 5.94 (1.5–23.9) | |
| < 500 | 29 (43.3) | 19 (8.9) | 8.24 (2.7–25.18) | 6.57 (0.34–32.3) | |
| Duration of labour | < 12 h | 13 (19.4) | 71 (33.3) | 1 | 1 |
| 12–24 h | 18 (26.9) | 103 (48.4) | .95(.44–2.07) | 3.12 (0.8–12.12) | |
| > = 25 h | 36 (53.7) | 39 (18.3) | 5.041 (2.39–11.) | 4.75 (1.26–17.7) | |
| Mode of delivery | Spontaneous Vaginal delivery | 26 (38.8) | 144 (67.6) | 1 | 1 |
| Instrumental delivery | 17 (25.4) | 25 (11.7) | 3.77 (1.79–7.9) | 1.29(.41–4.01) | |
| Caesarean section | 24 (35.8) | 44 (20.7) | 3.02 (1.58–5.784) | 3.85 (1.43–10.4) | |
| Number of ANC follow up | 3–4 times | 28 (41.8) | 156 (73.2) | 1 | 1 |
| 1–2 times | 39 (58.2) | 57 (26.8) | |||
| Duration of rapture of membrane | <=24 h | 45 (67.2) | 179 (84.0) | 1 | 1 |
| > = 25 h | 22 (32.8) | 34 (16.0) | 2.57 (1.37–4.82) | 3.73 (1.37–10.2) | |
| Number of vaginal examinations | 1–2 times | 20 (29.9) | 107 (50.2) | 1 | 1 |
| 3–4 times | 15 (22.4) | 41 (19.2) | 0.7(.28–1.75) | 2.0 (.65–6.3) | |
| > = 5times | 24 (35.8) | 35 (16.4) | 3.67 (1.812–7.43) | 4.(1.3–12.03) | |
| Don’t know | 8 (11.9) | 30 (14.1) | 2.57 (1.00–6.56) | 2.3(.53–9.7) | |
| Referral status | Yes | 30 (44.8) | 155 (72.8) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 37 (55.2) | 58 (27.2) | 3.3 (1.86–5.82) | 2.5 (1.09–5.9) | |