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Table 5 Determinants of stillbirths in one specialized and one general hospital in south Ethiopia, 2014–2016

From: The utility of delivery ward register data for determining the causes of perinatal mortality in one specialized and one general hospital in south Ethiopia

Variables

Stillbirths

 

Fetal deaths (n = 752)

Liveborn neonates (n = 12,096)

Crude odds ratios

Adjusted odds ratio with 95%CI

Age category

   

  <=20

103 (13.7)

1991 (16.5)

1

1

  21–25

241 (32.1)

4601 (38.0)

1.01 (0.80–1.28)

1.07 (0.84–1.37)

  26–30

252 (33.5)

4037 (33.4)

1.21 (0.95–1.53)

1.22 (0.96–1.56)

  31–35

111 (14.8)

1159 (9.6)

1.85 (1.40–2.44)

1.65 (0.98–2.21)

  >35

45 (5.9)

308 (2.5)

2.82 (1.95–4.09)

2.60 (0.75–3.86)

Mode of delivery

   

  Vaginal delivery

541 (71.9)

7863 (65.0)

1.38 (1.17–1.62)

2.47 (2.06–2.96)

  Caesarean section

211 (28.1)

4233 (35.0)

1

1

Maternal status

   

  Died/unstable

54 (7.2)

96 (0.8)

9.6 (6.86–13.61)

2.51 (1.74–3.62)

  Stable

698 (92.8)

12,000 (99.2)

1

1

Maternal complication

   

  Yes

398 (52.9)

1605 (13.3)

7.34 (6.30–8.56)

8.59 (7.26–10.17)

  No

354 (47.1)

10,491 (86.7)

1

1

  1. # n does not include twin births