Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of perinatal deaths with externally visible birth defects and their mothers as compared to the controls at ACSH, Adama, Ethiopia, 2020
Variable | Case (n = 63) | Control (n = 252) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | Chi-square | |||
Age of mothers | 15–24 | 34(54%) | 119(47.2%) | 1.068 | 0.586 |
25–35 | 22(35%) | 96(38.1%) | |||
> 35 | 7(11%) | 37(14.7%) | |||
Maternal occupation | Student | 9(14.3%) | 26(10.3%) | 2.98 | 0.225 |
Unemployed | 24(38.1%) | 126(50%) | |||
Employed | 30(47.6%) | 100(39.7%) | |||
Residence of mothers | Urban | 42(66.7%) | 135(53.6%) | 3.511 | 0.061 |
Rural | 21(33.3%) | 117(46.4%) | |||
Status | Alive Stillborn | 20(31.8%) 43(68.2%) | 87(34.5%) 165(65.5%) | 0.173 | 0.677 |
Child’s gender | Male Female | 42(66.7%) 21(33.3%) | 122(48.4%) 130(51.6%) | 6.73 | 0.0095 |