Table 1 Individual and Socio-demographic risk factors for maternal mortality in a tertiary hospital in Kenya from January 2004 to March 2011
From: Risk factors for maternal mortality in a Tertiary Hospital in Kenya: a case control study
Individual and socio-demographic characteristics | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Risk factor | Cases n = 150 n (%) | Controls n = 300n (%) | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | P-value† |
Age | <0.0001 | ||||
15–24 years | 66(44) | 147(49) | 1 | 1 | |
25–34 years | 54(36) | 129(43) | 1.1(0.7–1.6) | 1.4(0.9–2.4) | |
35–45 years | 30(20) | 24(8) | 3.0(1.6–5.6) | 3.1(1.5–6.2) | |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 111(74) | 240(80) | 1 | ||
Single | 39(26) | 60(20) | 1.4(0.9–2.2) | ||
Mother’s education | <0.0001 | ||||
None | 31(23) | 17(6) | 8.5(4.3–17.0) | 8.0(4.0–16.3) | |
Primary | 66(50) | 108(37) | 2.9(1.8–4.6) | 2.9(1.8–4.7) | |
Secondary | 36(27) | 168(57) | 1 | 1 | |
Spouse’s education* | |||||
None | 20(22) | 14(6) | 5.9(2.8–12.7) | ||
Primary | 30(33) | 46(20) | 2.7(1.5–4.8) | ||
Secondary | 40(44) | 166(74) | 1 | ||
Occupation of mother | |||||
Unemployed | 106(71) | 176(59) | 1 | ||
Formal employment | 28(19) | 88(29) | 0.5(0.3–0.9) | ||
Informal employment | 15(10) | 35(12) | 0.7(0.4–1.4) | ||
Occupation of spouse | |||||
Informal employment | 59(41) | 124(42) | 1 | ||
Formal employment | 47(32) | 114(38) | 0.9 (0.5–1.3) | ||
NA | 39(27) | 60(20) | 1.4(0.8–2.3) | ||
Funding for delivery | |||||
Self | 105(70) | 210(70) | 1 | ||
Insurance | 16(11) | 47(16) | 0.7(0.4–1.3) | ||
Waiver | 28(19) | 43(14) | 1.3(0.8–2.2) | ||