Table 3.
χ2 statistics for difference in the prevalence of maternal and child health indices between adolescent mothers and non-adolescent mothers
| Variables | Motherhood description | χ2 | P value | |||
| Adolescent mothers | Adult mothers | |||||
| Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |||
| Presence of fistula | 24 (22.0) | 86 (78.0) | 0 (0.0) | 110 (100.0) | 26.939 | <0.001** |
| Sexual transmitted infection | 42 (38.0) | 68 (62.0) | 6 (5.0) | 104 (95.0) | 34.535 | <0.001** |
| Postpartum haemorrhage | 65 (59.0) | 45 (41.0) | 14 (13.0) | 96 (87.0) | 51.371 | <0.001** |
| Eclampsia | 22 (20.0) | 88 (80.0) | 9 (8.0) | 101 (92.0) | 6.346 | 0.020* |
| Child infectious illness | 23 (21.0) | 86 (78.0) | 11 (10.0) | 98 (89.0) | 5.018 | 0.040* |
| Child lost in 5 years | 23 (21.0) | 86 (78.0) | 8 (7.0) | 100 (91.0) | 8.307 | 0.006* |
| Normal child weight | 49 (45.0) | 61 (55.0) | 78 (71.0) | 32 (29.0) | 15.67 | <0.001* |
*Significant difference between group (p<0.05); **Significant difference between group (p<0.001)