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Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of mothers who gave birth in public hospitals, Tigrai region, Ethiopia, 2016

From: Determinants of adverse birth outcome in Tigrai region, North Ethiopia: Hospital-based case-control study

Variables

Categories

Cases (135)

n (%)

Control (270)

n (%)

 Gravidity

<  4

89 (66)

216 (80)

 

≥ 4

46 (44)

54 (20)

 Parity

<  4

93 (68.9)

221 (81.8)

 

≥ 4

42 (31.1)

49 (18.2)

 Antenatal care (ANC) follow up

No

25 (18.5)

0 (0.0)

 

Yes

110 (81.5)

270 (100)

 Gestational age (GA) at first ANC visit

<  28 weeks

75 (68.2)

249 (92.2)

 

≥28 weeks

35 (31.8)

21 (7.8)

 Number of ANC visits

<  4

95 (70.4)

75 (27.8)

 

≥ 4

40 (29.6)

195 (72.2)

 Iron folic acid (IFA) supplementation

No

46 (34.1)

31 (11.5)

 

Yes

89 (65.9)

239 (88.5)

 Amount of IFA taken

<  90

59 (80.8)

133 (61.9)

 

90 and more

14 (19.2)

82 (38.1)

 Received dietary counseling

No

88 (65.2)

30 (11.1)

 

Yes

47 (34.8)

240 (88.9)

 Hemoglobin level

<  11 g/dl

59 (43.7)

35 (13.0)

 

≥ 11 g/dl

76 (56.3)

235 (87.0)

 MUAC

<  21 cm

83 (61.5)

3 (1.1)

 

≥ 21 cm

52 (38.5)

267 (98.9)

 Maternal height

<  150 cm

15 (11.1)

11 (4.1)

 

≥ 150 cm

120 (88.9)

259 (95.9)

 Maternal RH factor

Positive

123 (91.1)

252 (93.3)

 

Negative

12 (8.9)

18 (6.7)

 Pregnancy wanted/planned

No

50 (37.0)

28 (10.4)

 

Yes

85 (63.0)

242 (89.6)

 Ever use of family planning methods

No

75 (55.5)

61 (22.6)

 

Yes

60 (44.5)

209 (77.4)

 History of medical illness

No

123 (91.1)

253 (93.7)

 

Yes

12 (8.9)

17 (6.3)

 Current labor complication

No

110 (81.5)

219 (81.1)

 

Yes

25 (18.5)

51 (18.9)

 Sex of index neonate

Male

69 (51.1)

132 (48.9)

 

Female

66 (48.9)

138 (51.1)

 APGAR score

<  8

84 (62.2)

57 (21.1)

 

8 and more

51 (37.8)

213 (78.9)