Table 3 Binary logistic regression analysis of the determinants of near miss

Background variables

Age

<20

1.43 (0.33 – 6.20)

1.06(0.22 – 5.10)

0.82 (0.16 – 4.35)

20 – 34

1.00

1.00

1.00

35+

1.02 (0.52 – 1.97)

1.07 (0.51 – 2.31)

1.12 (0.51 – 2.49)

Husband’s education

Secondary or less

1.41 (0.84 – 2.38)

0.97 (0.53 – 1.76)

0.97 (0.52 – 1.81)

Post Secondary

1.00

1.00

1.00

Marital status

Currently married

1.00

1.00

1.00

Unmarried

3.09 (1.5 – 6.38)

2.34(0.98– 5.60)

2.00 (0.79 – 5.06)

Living arrangement

Lives with spouse

1.00

1.00

1.00

Lives separately

1.53 (0.76 – 3.09)

1.07 (0.45 – 2.56)

1.2 (0.49 – 2.95)

Proximate determinants

Wantedness of pregnancy

-

0.63 (0.30 – 1.35)

0.66 (0.30 – 1.46)

Antenatal care

0.21 (0.11 – 0.41)

0.19 (0.09 – 0.37)

Knowledge of complications

-

0.53 (0.27 – 1.02)

0.47 (0.24 – 0.94)

Male support

-

0.98 (0.32 – 2.97)

0.98 (0.31 – 3.09)

Phase one delay

-

2.07 (1.03 – 4.17)

2.10 (1.04 – 4.27)

Phase two delay

-

0.91 (0.41 – 1.99)

0.96 (0.44 – 2.11)

Chronic hypertension

-

9.3 (2.77 – 31.34)

6.85(1.96 – 23.9)

Clinical variables

Foetal presentation

Cephalic

-

-

1.00

Malpresentation

0.16 (0.40 – 0.67)

BP in Labour

<140/90

-

-

1.00

>140/90

1.23 (0.65 – 0.2.32)

Mode of delivery

SVD

-

-

1.00

Emergency C/S

3.72(0.93 – 14.9)

Others

2.55 (1.34 – 4.83)