Table 5 Association between background characteristics and perinatal mortality among women in Matlab, Bangladesh 2005–2009
Variables | icddr,b service area | Government service area | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of perinatal death (%) | P-value* | No. of perinatal death (%) | P-value* | |
Age in year | ||||
<20 | 65 (3.5) | <0.001 | 74 (4.9) | <0.001 |
20 - 24 | 137 (3.3) | 211 (5.3) | ||
25 - 34 | 253 (4.3) | 347 (5.8) | ||
≥ 35 | 78 (6.1) | 107 (8.2) | ||
Parity | ||||
0 | 274 (5.4) | <0.001 | 377 (8.4) | <0.001 |
1 -2 | 194 (3.0) | 235 (4.0) | ||
>=3 | 65 (3.6) | 127 (5.4) | ||
Education in year | ||||
0 | 132 (5.5) | <0.001 | 191 (7) | 0.002 |
1 – 5 | 128 (3.8) | 241 (5.9) | ||
≥ 6 | 273 (3.6) | 307 (5.2) | ||
Asset quintiles | ||||
1- poorest | 97 (4.7) | 0.274 | 139 (6.8) | 0.100 |
2 | 83 (3.6) | 120 (5.4) | ||
3 | 115 (4.2) | 187 (6.3) | ||
4 | 119 (4.0) | 154 (5.5) | ||
5- richest | 119 (3.7) | 139 (5.2) | ||
Gestational age in weeks | ||||
<37 | 220 (11.1) | <0.001 | 273 (13.2) | <0.001 |
≥ 37 | 312 (2.8) | 466 (4.4) | ||
Delivery type | ||||
Vaginal | 472 (4.0) | 0.579 | 682 (6.8) | 0.627 |
Cesarean section | 58 (3.70) | 54 (5.4) | ||