Table 3 Multivariable analysis of factors associated with adverse birth outcomes among multiparous and primiparous women enrolled in the study
From: Risk factors of adverse birth outcomes among a cohort of pregnant women in Coastal Kenya, 2017–2019
Multiparous women (N = 1367) | Primiparous women (N = 549) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | aRR (95% CI) | p- value | aRR (95% CI) | p- value |
Age | ||||
15–19 | 1.8 (0.5–5.9) | 0.351 | 1.3 (0.8–2.1) | 0.383 |
20–35 | Ref | Ref | ||
36–46 | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 0.293 | 0.9 (0.4–2.3) | 0.923 |
Education | ||||
Primary | 1.0 (0.7–1.5) | 0.919 | 1.2 (0.8–1.9) | 0.388 |
Secondary | 0.8 (0.6–1.2) | 0.361 | 0.8 (0.5–1.1) | 0.222 |
College | Ref | Ref | ||
History of chronic illness | ||||
Yes | 1.1 (0.7–1.9) | 0.645 | 0.6 (0.2–2.1) | 0.424 |
No | Ref | Ref | ||
HIV status | ||||
Positive | 1.2 (0.8–1.7) | 0.403 | 1.5 (0.9–2.5) | 0.290 |
Negative | Ref | Ref | ||
High blood pressure at enrolment | ||||
Yes | 1.7 (0.7–3.9) | 0.257 | 3.9 (1.7–9.2) | 0.002 |
No | Ref | Ref | ||
Fever in current pregnancy | ||||
Yes | 1.7 (1.1–2.8) | 0.042 | 1.5 (0.7–3.1) | 0.290 |
No | Ref | Ref | ||
History of poor birth outcomes | ||||
Yes | 1.8 (1.3–2.4) | < 0.001 | - | - |
No | Ref | - | - | |