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Table 5 Associations between referral status and pregnancy outcomes in Caesarean births, KCMC, Tz

From: Caesarean section among referred and self-referred birthing women: a cohort study from a tertiary hospital, northeastern Tanzania

 

All CS

Referred

Self-ref.

cOR

CI for cOR

P

aOR†

CI for aOR†

aP

Maternal outcomes

N

%

N

%

N

%

      

Maternal death

7

0.1

3

0.1

4

0.1

1.35

0.30-6.06

.71

NI

  

Haemorrhage*

135

5.8

45

6.0

90

5.7

1.05

0.73-1.52

.78

NI

  

Prolonged stay

220

3.8

95

4.5

125

3.3

1.38

1.05-1.81

.02

1.22

0.92-1.61

.17

Neonatal outcomes

            

Neonatal death

83

1.3

36

1.6

47

1.2

1.39

0.90-2.16

.14

1.37

0.87-2.16

.17

Low Apgar

250

4.0

118

5.3

132

3.3

1.65

1.28-2.13

.00

1.42

1.09-1.86

.01

Transfer neonatal ward

1388

21.9

553

24.4

835

20.5

1.25

1.11-1.41

.00

1.18

1.04-1.35

.01

  1. †Adjusted for parity, low birth weight, type of CS, residence. *Data from 2005 onwards. NI = Not included in multiple regression analysis.