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Table 3 Maternal outcomes of study participants

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 (%)

Mode of delivery

Vaginal

462 (83.4)

4583 (85.4)

0.207

1.16 (0.92-1.47)

5045 (85.2)

Cesarean

92 (16.6)

784 (14.6)

876 (14.8)

Instrumental vagina delivery

Yes

7 (1.5)

50 (1.1)

0.411

1.40 (0.63-3.09)

57 (1.1)

No

455 (98.5)

4533 (98.9)

4988 (98.9)

Instrumental delivery types

Forceps

7 (100.0)

47 (94.0)

1.000

n.a

54 (94.7)

Vacuum extractor

0 (0.0)

3 (6.0)

3 (5.3)

Perineum after delivery

Intact

280 (69.5)

2865 (76.7)

<0.001

1.00

3145 (76.0)

Episiotomy

60 (14.9)

281 (7.5)

2.19 (1.61-2.96)

341 (8.2)

Tear

63 (15.6)

587 (15.7)

1.10 (0.82-1.46)

650 (15.7)

Episiotomy done

Yes

60 (14.9)

281 (7.5)

<0.001

2.15 (1.59-2.90)

341 (8.2)

No

343 (85.1)

3452 (92.5)

3795 (91.8)

Perineal tears

Yes

63 (15.6)

587 (15.7)

0.962

0.99 (0.75-1.32)

650 (15.7)

No

340 (84.4)

3146 (84.3)

3486 (84.3)

Tear degree

1st degree

59 (93.7)

567 (96.6)

0.278

n.a

626 (96.3)

2nd degree

4 (6.3)

19 (9.2)

23 (3.5)

3rd degree

0 (0.0)

1 (0.2)

1 (0.2)

Blood loss (cc)

Mean ± SD

494.29 ± 70.48

499.07 ± 102.06

0.391

 

498.53 ± 99.34

500

344 (98.6)

3310 (98.0)

0.437

0.70 (0.28-1.74)

3654 (98.0)

 

> 500

5 (1.4)

69 (2.0)

  

74 (2.0)

  1. n.a: not applicable.