Table 2 Parity and pregnancy duration in adolescent parturients compared to their adult counterparts
From: Outcome of deliveries among adolescent girls at the Yaoundé central hospital
Variable | Adolescent parturients (10–19 years) | Non-adolescent parturients (≥20 years) | Sig. (p-value) | OR (95% CI) | Entire study sample | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | N (%) | ||||
Gravida | Mean ± SD | 1.29 ± 0.63 | 3.13 ± 2.01 | <0.001 | 27.34 ± 6.03 | |
Range | 1-5 | 1-21 | 1-21 | |||
Primigravida | 390 (76.5) | 1085 (23.4) | <0.001 | 7.81 (6.28-9.72) | 1475 (28.7) | |
2-4 | 118 (23.1) | 2565 (55.4) | 1.00 | 2683 (52.2) | ||
≥5 | 2 (0.4) | 977 (21.1) | 0.04 (0.01-0.18) | 979 (19.1) | ||
Parity | Mean ± SD | 1.90 ± 0.30 | 2.08 ± 0.37 | <0.001 | 2.28 ± 1.64 | |
Range | 1-7 | 0-12 | 0-12 | |||
0 (primip) | 50(9.8) | 148 (3.2) | <0.001 | 2.91 (2.09-4.07) | 198 (3.9) | |
1-4 | 459 (90.0) | 3959 (85.7) | 1.00 | 4418 (86.1) | ||
≥ 5 | 1 (0.2) | 515 (11.1) | 0.02 (0.002-0.12) | 516 (10.1) | ||
Pregnancy gestation (weeks) | Mean ± SD | 38.13 ± 3.19 | 38.46 ± 2.72 | 0.050 | 38.43 ± 2.77 | |
Range | 28-44 | 28-46 | 1.31 (1.04-1.66) | 28-46 | ||
28-36 | 110 (29.3) | 897 (24.5) | 0.007 | 1.00 | 1007 (25.0) | |
37-41 | 252 (67.2) | 2694 (73.7) | 2.11 (1.15-3.87) | 2946 (73.1) | ||
≥42 | 13 (3.5) | 66 (1.8) | 79 (2.0) | |||
Referral status | Referred | 36 (6.4) | 233 (4.3) | 0.020 | 1.53 (1.07-2.20) | 269 (4.5) |
Non-referred | 524 (93.6) | 5204 (95.7) | 5728 (95.5) | |||
Preterm delivery | Yes | 110 (29.3) | 897 (24.5) | 0.041 | 1.28 (1.01-1.62) | 1007 (25.0) |
No | 265 (70.3) | 2760 (75.5) | 3025 (75.0) | |||
Post-term delivery | Yes | 13 (4.9) | 66 (2.4) | 0.014 | 2.11 (1.46-3.87) | 79 (2.6) |
No | 252 (95.5) | 2694 (97.6) | 2946 (97.4) | |||