From: Levels, timing, and etiology of stillbirths in Sylhet district of Bangladesh
 | Verbal autopsy interview | Chi-square | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | incomplete | complete | test | ||
 | (n = 164) | (n = 1584) | p-value | ||
 | N | (%) | N | (%) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   Male | 108 | (65.9) | 892 | (56.3) |  |
   Female | 55 | (33.5) | 678 | (42.8) |  |
   Missing | 1 | (0.6) | 14 | (0.9) | 0.063 |
Maternal age | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   14-19 | 2 | (1.2) | 34 | (2.1) |  |
   20-24 | 33 | (20.1) | 345 | (21.8) |  |
   25-29 | 44 | (26.8) | 434 | (27.4) |  |
   30-34 | 38 | (23.2) | 343 | (21.7) |  |
   35-39 | 31 | (18.9) | 286 | (18.1) |  |
   40-44 | 11 | (6.7) | 109 | (6.9) |  |
   45+ | 5 | (3.0) | 33 | (2.1) | 0.946 |
Maternal education | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   None | 86 | (52.4) | 755 | (47.7) |  |
   Primary incomplete | 19 | (11.6) | 170 | (10.7) |  |
   Primary complete | 28 | (17.1) | 308 | (19.4) |  |
   Secondary+ | 31 | (18.9) | 351 | (22.2) | 0.581 |
Interval between VA interview and end of pregnancy (months) | Â | Â | |||
   0-11 | 24 | (14.6) | 289 | (18.2) |  |
   12-23 | 47 | (28.7) | 445 | (28.1) |  |
   24-35 | 52 | (31.7) | 530 | (33.5) |  |
   36-44 | 41 | (25.0) | 320 | (20.2) | 0.408 |
Plurality | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   Singleton |  |  | 1,469 | (92.7) |  |
   Multiple births |  |  | 115 | (7.3) |  |
Delivery place | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   Home |  |  | 1,253 | (79.1) |  |
   Facility |  |  | 312 | (19.7) |  |
   On the way to a facility |  |  | 9 | (0.6) |  |
   Other |  |  | 10 | (0.6) |  |
Delivery attendant | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   None |  |  | 175 | (11.0) |  |
   Family/Relatives |  |  | 167 | (10.5) |  |
   Doctor |  |  | 187 | (11.8) |  |
   Nurse/midwife |  |  | 135 | (8.5) |  |
   Other health personnel* |  |  | 24 | (1.5) |  |
   Traditional birth attendant †|  |  | 878 | (55.4) |  |
   Quack |  |  | 8 | (0.5) |  |
   Other |  |  | 10 | (0.6) |  |
Delivery mode | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   Vaginal delivery without assistance |  |  | 1,019 | (64.3) |  |
   Vaginal delivery with manual assistance |  |  | 439 | (27.7) |  |
   Vaginal delivery with vacuum/forceps |  |  | 20 | (1.3) |  |
   cesarean section after failure of instrument |  |  | 56 | (3.5) |  |
   cesarean section |  |  | 50 | (3.2) |  |