Table 2.
Distribution of group lacerations between the study participants according to their age groups.
| Variable | Total No. of Patients (n = 1498) |
Adult Mothers (Reference Group) (n = 1200) |
Adolescent Mothers (Case Group) (n = 298) |
p-Value (Case-Reference) Pearson Chi-Square |
Early Adolescence (10–14 Years) (n = 11) |
Middle Adolescence (15–17 Years) (n = 138) |
Late Adolescence (18–19 Years) (n = 149) |
p-Value (Adolescence Subgroups) Pearson Chi-Square |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IST * | 673 (44.9%) | 598 (49.8%) | 75 (25.2%) | 0.00 | 1 (9.1%) | 33 (23.9%) | 41 (27.5%) | >0.05 |
| Episiotomy | 487 (32.5%) | 320 (26.7%) | 167(56.0%) | 0.00 | 9 (81.8%) | 80 (58.0%) | 78 (52.3%) | >0.05 |
| Laceration ** group I group II group III |
46 (3.1%) 328 (21.9%) 109 (7.3%) |
34 (2.8%) 254 (21.2%) 80 (6.7%) |
12 (4.0%) 74 (24.8%) 29 (9.7%) |
>0.05 >0.05 >0.05 |
0 (0.0%) 1 (9.1%) 1 (9.1%) |
3 (2.2%) 34 (24.6%) 18 (13.0%) |
9 (6.0%) 39 (26.2%) 10 (6.7%) |
>0.05 >0.05 >0.05 |
* IST: intact soft tissue; ** lacerations: group I: injury of labia and periurethral region; group II: injury of vagina and perineum; group III: injury of cervix.