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Table 2 Obstetrics and medical illness-related factors of the study participants of Hawassa University comprehensive Specialized Referral Hospital, Hawassa Sidama, 2019

From: Determinants of stillbirths among women who gave birth at Hawassa university comprehensive specialized hospital, Hawassa, Sidama, Ethiopia 2019: a case-control study

Variables

Category

Cases

N (%)

Controls

N (%)

p-value

Labor onset

Spontaneous

66 (62.3)

227 (71.4)

0.078

Induced

40 (37.7)

91 (28.6)

Mode of delivery

V/D

73 (68.9)

156 (49.1)

0.003

C/S

33 (31.1)

162 (50.9)

Length of labour

< 24 h

66 (62.3)

291 (91.5)

0.0001

> 24 h

40 (37.7)

27 (8.5)

Where at labor started

At home

57 (53.8)

230 (72.3)

0.0004

At facility

49 (46.2)

88 (27.7)

Obstructed labour

Yes

24 (22.6)

34 (10.7)

0.002

No

82 (77.4)

284 (89.3)

Oligo-hydramnios

Yes

7 (6.6)

21 (6.6)

1.000

No

99 (93.4)

297 (93.4)

Poly-hydramnios

Yes

4 (3.8)

5 (1.6)

0.173

No

102 (96.2)

313 (98.4)

multiple pregnancy

Yes

4 (3.8)

12 (3.8)

1.000

No

102 (96.2)

306 (96.2)

APH

Yes

40 (37.7)

56 (17.6)

0.0001

No

66 (62.3)

262 (82.4)

PROM

Yes

32 (30.2)

85 (26.7)

0.490

No

74 (69.8)

233 (73.3)

Chorioamnionitis

Yes

14 (13.2)

31 (9.7)

0.137

No

92 (86.8)

287 (90.3)

PIHTN

Yes

29 (27.4)

58 (18.2)

0.044

No

77 (72.6)

260 (81.8)

Anemia

Yes

33 (31.1)

50 (15.7)

0.001

No

73 (68.9)

268 (84.3)

GDM

Yes

8 (7.5)

13 (4.1)

0.155

No

98 (92.5)

305 (95.9)

HIV/AIDS

R

9 (8.5)

38 (11.9)

0.326

NR

97 (91.5)

280 (88.1)

Syphilis status

Positive

5 (4.7)

26 (8.2)

0.236

Negative

101 (95.3)

292 (91.8)

UTI

Yes

12 (11.3)

35 (11.0)

0.929

No

94 (88.7)

283 (89.0)

Malaria

Yes

4 (3.8)

16 (5.0)

0.597

No

102 (96.2)

302 (95.0)

  1. Notes: APH Antepartum hemorrhage, PROM (Premature rupture of membranes), PIHTN (pregnancy-induced hypertension), GHTN (Gestational hypertension, chronic hypertension) N = number while (%) represents percentages, GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus