Table 2 Distribution of perinatal mortality of non-hospital births in Nigeria according to selected reproductive factors (2003–2008) (N 1 = 25, 817)
Reproductive factors | Number2 | (95% CI3) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Parity group | |||
Para 1 | 80 | 39 (31.2-49.2) | 0.1227 |
Para 2-4 | 385 | 33 (29.4-37.5) | |
Para ≥5 | 452 | 39 (34.5-43.4) | |
Previous mortality experience | |||
Yes | 330 | 79 (70.0-89.5) | |
No | 587 | 28 (25.4-30.5) | <0.001 |
Place of delivery | |||
Hospitals 4 | 306 | 46 (40–53.3) | |
Woman's home | 591 | 35 (31.5-38.3) | 0.0465 |
Other home | 63 | 37 (27.4-49.2) | |
Govt health centre | 69 | 35 (26.5-47.3) | |
Govt health post | 6 | 42 (17.5-99.4) | |
Other public | 5 | 78 (29.3-191.7) | |
Other private | 3 | 24 (7.4-74.4) | |
Others | 14 | 31 (14.9-65.3) | |
Multiple birth | |||
Multiple | 96 | 121 (93.1-155) | <0.001 |
Singleton | 821 | 34 (30.9-36.6) | |
Birth interval | |||
<18 months | 170 | 73 (61.8-86.9) | <0.001 |
18-24 months | 139 | 33 (27.7-39.2) | |
≥ 25 months | 406 | 28 (25.2-31.5) | |
First birth | 202 | 48 (40.8-55.5) | |
Birth assistant | |||
Nurse | 99 | 41 (32.2-51.5) | 0.7932 |
CHEW | 23 | 31 (17.0-54.6) | |
TBA | 231 | 35 (30.3-41.0) | |
Family & friends | 192 | 33 (28.2-39.0) | |
Others | 18 | 35 (20.6-59.4) | |
No one | 178 | 34 (28.4-40.0) | |
Size at birth | |||
Big | 124 | 33 (27.1-40.4) | <0.001 |
Above average | 173 | 31 (27.2-37.3) | |
Average | 259 | 28 (28.7-37.2) | |
Below average | 91 | 41 (38.0-58.7) | |
Small | 86 | 75 (58.7-94.4) | |