Table 3.
Perinatal outcomes of births from women with infection during pregnancy by maternal demographic and obstetric characteristics
| Variables | Alive without severe complication (n=780) | Neonatal near-miss (n=316) |
Perinatal death (n=123) |
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| n (%) | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p value | n (%) | OR | 95% CI | p value | |
| Age (years) | |||||||||
| <20 | 101 (60.5) | 48 (28.7) | 1.2 | 0.8 to 1.7 | 0.385 | 18 (10.8) | 1.2 | 0.7 to 2.2 | 0.522 |
| 20–35 | 553 (64.6) | 222 (25.9) | ref | 81 (9.5) | |||||
| 35 and more | 122 (65.6) | 42 (22.6) | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.3 | 0.430 | 22 (11.8) | 1.2 | 0.7 to 2.1 | 0.438 |
| Living with partner/spouse | |||||||||
| No | 78 (67.2) | 26 (22.4) | ref | 12 (10.3) | ref | ||||
| Yes | 672 (64.5) | 266 (25.5) | 1.2 | 0.8 to 1.8 | 0.393 | 104 (10.0) | 1.0 | 0.5 to 2.1 | 0.987 |
| Schooling (years) | |||||||||
| Less than 5 | 103 (54.8) | 47 (25.0) | ref | 38 (20.2) | ref | ||||
| 5–11 years | 329 (64.9) | 138 (27.2) | 1.2 | 0.5 to 2.8 | 0.747 | 40 (7.9) | 0.4 | 0.2 to 0.8 | 0.003* |
| 12 or more | 108 (68.8) | 40 (25.5) | 1.1 | 0.5 to 2.7 | 0.789 | 9 (5.7) | 0.2 | 0.1 to 0.5 | 0.001* |
| Number of previous births | |||||||||
| 0 | 237 (64.1) | 87 (23.5) | ref | 46 (12.4) | ref | ||||
| 1 or more | 534 (63.8) | 226 (27.0) | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.2 | 0.401 | 77 (9.2) | 1.4 | 0.9 to 2.1 | 0.206 |
| Other obstetric complications† | |||||||||
| Any additional complication | 279 (56.5) | 141 (28.5) | 1.4 | 1.0 to 2.0 | 0.026* | 74 (15.0) | 2.7 | 1.6 to 4.5 | 0.000* |
| None | 501 (69.1) | 175 (24.1) | ref | 49 (6.8) | ref | ||||
| The final mode of birth | |||||||||
| Vaginal (spontaneous/instrumental)‡ | 327 (63.3) | 127 (24.6) | 0.9 | 0.6 to 1.4 | 0.716 | 63 (12.2) | 1.6 | 1.0 to 2.5 | 0.069 |
| Caesarean-section | 444 (64.7) | 187 (27.3) | ref | 55 (8.0) | ref | ||||
*Statistically significant (p<0.05).
†Includes haemorrhage, hypertensive and thromboembolic disorders, dystocia, trauma during childbirth, anaesthesia, and surgery-related complications.
‡Instrumental: 35 cases.