Table 2 Low Birthweight and Preterm delivery rates by mothers' age and gravidity
From: Utilisation of malaria preventive measures during pregnancy and birth outcomes in Ibadan, Nigeria
Characteristics | LBW deliveries (72) | Preterm deliveries (154) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % of age group | p | OR | 95% CI | n | % of age group | p | OR | 95% CI | |
Age (years) | ||||||||||
≤ 20* | 7/26 | 26.9 | - | 1 | - | 7/26 | 26.9 | - | 1 | - |
21 - 35 | 55/685 | 8.0 | 0.002 | 0.24 | 0.10, 0.59 | 130/685 | 18.9 | 0.450 | 0.64 | 0.26, 1.54 |
> 35 | 10/85 | 12.0 | 0.117 | 0.36 | 0.12, 1.08 | 18/85 | 21.7 | 0.729 | 0.73 | 0.27, 2.01 |
No of previous pregnancies | ||||||||||
Primigravidae | 7/92 | 7.6 | 0.240 | 0.56 | 0.24, 1.30 | 9/92 | 9.8 | 0.026 | 0.41 | 0.19, 0.87 |
Secondigravidae* | 34/264 | 12.9 | - | 1 | - | 55/264 | 20.8 | - | 1 | - |
Multigravida | 31/440 | 7.0 | < 0.001 | 0.05 | 0.03, 0,08 | 90/440 | 20.5 | 0.981 | 0.98 | 0.67, 1.42 |