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Table 2 Reproductive and obstetric characteristics of perinatal death mothers at ACSH, Adama, Ethiopia, 2020

From: Determinants of externally visible birth defects among perinatal deaths at Adama Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: a case-control study

Variable

Case (n = 63)

Control (n = 252)

Chi-square

p-value

N (%)

N (%)

History of abortion

Yes

18(28.6%)

58(23%)

0.85

0.357

No

45(71.4%)

194(77%)

History of stillborn

Yes

24(38.1%)

33(13.1%)

21.25

0.0001

No

39(61.9%)

219(86.9%)

Gestational age

Term

27(42.9%)

140(55.6%)

3.57

0.170

Preterm

26(41.3%)

76(30.2%)

Post-term

10(15.9%)

36(14.3%)

Order of birth

1–4

53(84.1%)

182(72.2%)

3.77

0.52

> 4

10(15.9%)

70(27.8%

Contraception before pregnancy

Yes

43(68.3%)

162(64.3%)

0.349

0.555

No

20(31.7%)

90(35.7%)

  1. Abbreviation N, Frequency; n, Sample Size