Risk factors for reported obstetric complications and near misses in rural northwest Bangladesh: analysis from a prospective cohort study

Table 6 Adjusted odds ratios of factors associated with obstetric complications or near misses, by type of complication

	Reported obstetric complications or near misses
Independent variables	Eclampsia	Hemorrhage	Sepsis	Obstructed labor
	(n = 324)	(n = 4,945)	(n = 3,120)	(n = 2,847)
	Odds ratio	Odds ratio	Odds ratio	Odds ratio
Biological factors
Age 18–35 years (ref)
Age <18 years	1.35***	1.20***	1.18***	1.27***
Age >35 years	1.34***	1.27***	1.19*	1.21***
Parity 1–2 (ref)
Nulliparity	1.13**	1.10**	1.14**	1.30***
Parity >2	1.12	1.09	1.05	1.10
No previous stillbirth or miscarriage (ref)
Adverse obstetric history	1.18***	1.06**	1.12**	1.14***
MUAC ≥ 21.5 cm (ref)
MUAC < 21.5 cm	1.04	1.12*	1.16*	1.05
Socioeconomic factors
Wealth index – Lowest quartile (ref)
Wealth index - 2^nd quartile	1.00	1.01	1.02	1.00
Wealth index - 3^rd quartile	1.01	1.02	1.00	1.00
Wealth index - Highest quartile	1.00	1.03	1.05	1.02
Maternal illiteracy (ref)
Maternal literacy	1.01	1.01	1.04	1.03
Psychosocial factors
Both partners wanted pregnancy (ref)
Only one partner wanted pregnancy	1.02	1.06	1.08	1.07
Neither partner wanted pregnancy	1.02	1.40***	1.37***	1.28***

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