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Table 2 Sociodemographic factors associated with stillbirth

From: Stillbirth rate and associated factors at the Bamenda Regional hospital, North-West region, Cameroon, from 2018 to 2022: a case control study

Variables

Category

Cases n (%)

Controls n (%)

OR [95% CI]

P value

Marital status

Single

55 (55.0)

61 (30.5)

2.79 [1.69–4.57]

< 0.001

Married

45 (45.0)

139 (69.5)

1

 

Level of education

No formal

10 (10.2)

6 (3.0)

1.96[0.63–6.63]

0.23

Basic

25 (25.5)

30 (15.1)

1

 

Secondary

28 (28.6)

85 (42.7)

0.40[0.20–0.79]

0.007

University

35 (35.7)

78 (39.2)

0.54[0.28–1.06]

0.066

Occupation

Student

22 (22.0)

35 (17.5)

1.44 [0.77–2.67]

0.243

Employed

58 (58.0)

133 (66.5)

1

 

Unemployed

20 (20.0)

32 (16.0)

1.43 [0.75–2.71]

0.268

Religion

Christian

93 (93.0)

190 (95.0)

1

 

Muslim

7 (7.0)

10 (5.0)

1.44 [0.50–3.92]

0.480

  1. OR: Odds ratio, CI: confidence interval