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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics

From: Maternal near miss and mortality in a rural referral hospital in northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

 

MNM

MD

p-value

n = 216

n = 32

Age mean (SD) in years

28.1 (6.3)

29.4 (6.1)

p = 0.266*

  < 20 years n (%)

20 (9%)

3 (9%)

 

  20-35 years n (%)

150 (69%)

20 (63%)

 

  ≥ 35 years n (%)

46 (21%)

9 (28%)

 

Marital status n (%)

  

p = 0.341***

  Single/separated/divorced

21 (10%)

5 (16%)

 

  Married/cohabiting

188 (87%)

25 (78%)

 

  Unknown

7 (3%)

2 (6%)

 

Tribe n (%)

  

p = 0.477**

  Datoga

31 (14%)

7 (22%)

 

  Iraqw

114 (53%)

14 (44%)

 

  Other

61 (28%)

9 (28%)

 

  Unknown

10 (5%)

2 (6%)

 

Parity n (%)

  

p = 0.742**

  0

47 (22%)

5 (16%)

 

  1-2

52 (24%)

7 (22%)

 

  ≥ 3

100 (46%)

16 (50%)

 

  Unknown

17 (8%)

4 (13%)

 

Previous caesarean section n (%)

  

p = 0.307***

  No

145 (67%)

24 (75%)

 

  Yes

41 (19%)

3 (9%)

 

  Unknown

30 (14%)

5 (16%)

 

Gestational age n (%)

  

p = 0.106**

  < 24 weeks

40 (19%)

7 (22%)

 

  24-36 weeks

40 (19%)

10 (31%)

 

  ≥ 36 weeks

91 (42%)

8 (25%)

 

  Unknown

45 (21%)

7 (22%)

 

Mode of delivery n (%)

  

****

  Vaginal delivery

80 (37%)

15 (47%)

 

  Caesarean section

69 (32%)

5 (16%)

 

  Laparotomy for uterine rupture

16 (7%)

1 (3%)

 

  Abortion/curettage

22 (10%)

2 (6%)

 

  Laparotomy for ectopic pregnancy

19 (9%)

-

 

  Undelivered

9 (4%)

9 (28%)

 

  Unknown

1 (1%)

-

 

Fetal presentation n (%)

  

****

  Cephalic

110 (51%)

15 (47%)

 

  Breech

10 (5%)

1 (3%)

 

  Other

9 (4%)

1 (3%)

 

  Abortion

40 (19%)

4 (13%)

 

  Unknown

47 (22%)

11 (34%)

 
  1. * Independent sample t-test; ** Chi-square test; *** Fisher exact test (2-sided); **** p-value could not be calculated due to too few cases.