Table 7 Multivariate analyses of predictors of perinatal death
From: Outcome of deliveries among adolescent girls at the Yaoundé central hospital
Variables | N | AOR | 95% CI | Sig. (2 sided) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age ( years) | 0.137 | |||
Adolescent: 10-19 | 298 | 1.43 | 0.89-2.30 | 0.141 |
Adult: >19 (ref.) | 2797 | 1.00 | ||
Work status | 0.674 | |||
Student | 743 | 0.73 | 0.30-1.79 | 0.491 |
Unemployed | 97 | 0.85 | 0.37-1.97 | 0.711 |
Employed (ref.) | 2255 | 1.00 | ||
Matrimonial status | ||||
Married (ref.) | 1453 | 1.00 | ||
Single* | 1642 | 1.61 | 1.16-2.23 | 0.005 |
Referral status | ||||
Referred case* | 150 | 3.08 | 1.91-4.98 | <0.001 |
Not-referred case (ref.) | 2945 | 1.00 | ||
Gravida | 0.590 | |||
1st pregnancy | 902 | 1.04 | 0.71-1.53 | 0.846 |
2-4th pregnancy (ref.) | 1626 | 1.00 | ||
≥5th pregnancy | 568 | 1.33 | 0.77-2.30 | 0.304 |
Parity | 0.002 | |||
1st delivery* | 116 | 1.90 | 1.11-3.42 | 0.019 |
2-4th delivery (ref.) | 2681 | 1.00 | ||
≥5th delivery* | 298 | 1.33 | 0.77-2.30 | 0.008 |
Gestational age (weeks) | ||||
<37* | 880 | 4.37 | 3.16-6.04 | <0.001 |
37- < 42 (ref.) | 2160 | 1.00 | ||
≥42* | 55 | 3.94 | 1.81-8.55 | 0.001 |
Delivery mode | ||||
Vaginal (ref.) | 3039 | 1.00 | ||
Cesarean | 56 | 0.44 | 0.10-1.87 | 0.265 |
Number of fetuses | ||||
Singleton (ref.) | 2927 | |||
Multiple* | 168 | 0.08 | 0.02-0.32 | <0.001 |
Perineal state | 0.479 | |||
Intact (ref.) | 2358 | 1.00 | ||
Episiotomy | 258 | 1.08 | 0.59-1.95 | 0.806 |
Tear | 479 | 1.31 | 0.85-2.03 | 0.226 |