Table 4.
Obstetric characteristics of women attending public health hospitals in Omo District for antenatal and delivery services, Southern Ethiopia, 2018 (n = 519)
| Variable | Case (n = 167) | Control (n = 352) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | ||
| Gravidity | |||||
| Primigravida | 71 | 42.5 | 127 | 36.2 | 0.12 |
| Multigravida | 84 | 50.3 | 187 | 57.3 | 0.32 |
| Gravid multi-gravida | 12 | 7.2 | 38 | 10.5 | 1:00 |
| Number of gestation | |||||
| Singleton | 156 | 93.4 | 326 | 92.9 | 0.74 |
| Multiple | 11 | 6.6 | 26 | 7.1 | 1:00 |
| Gestational Age | |||||
| Less than 37 weeks | 115 | 68.9 | 201 | 57.3 | 0.01 |
| 37 and above weeks | 52 | 31.1 | 151 | 42.7 | 1:00 |
| ANC follow up | |||||
| New | 53 | 31.7 | 121 | 34.5 | 0.55 |
| Repeated | 114 | 68.3 | 232 | 65.5 | 1:00 |
| Pregnancy interval | |||||
| No interval | 63 | 37.7 | 115 | 32.7 | 0.13 |
| Less than 2 yrs. | 33 | 19.8 | 58 | 16.5 | 0.16 |
| 2 years and above | 71 | 42.5 | 179 | 50.9 | 1:00 |
| Abortion | |||||
| Yes | 31 | 18.6 | 69 | 19.7 | 0.78 |
| No | 136 | 81.4 | 283 | 80.3 | 1:00 |
| Contraceptive before conception | |||||
| No modern contraception used | 88 | 52.7 | 178 | 50.7 | 1:00 |
| Injectable | 53 | 31.7 | 104 | 29.5 | 0.89 |
| Long acting reversible | 17 | 10.2 | 49 | 13.9 | 0.25 |
| Oral pills | 9 | 5.4 | 22 | 5.9 | 0.73 |
| Conception from a new partner | |||||
| Yes | 34 | 20.4 | 66 | 18.8 | 0.66 |
| No | 133 | 79.6 | 286 | 81.2 | 1:00 |
| Counseling during pregnancy | |||||
| Yes | 148 | 88.6 | 327 | 93.2 | 0.11 |
| No | 19 | 11.4 | 25 | 6.8 | 1:00 |
| Body Mass Index | |||||
| Underweight | 18 | 10.8 | 22 | 6.2 | 1:00 |
| Normal | 100 | 59.9 | 230 | 65.3 | 0.06 |
| Overweight | 42 | 25.1 | 94 | 26.8 | 0.10 |
| Obese | 7 | 4.2 | 6 | 1.7 | 0.58 |