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) |