Table 2 Maternal characteristics of women who experienced perinatal death at Muhimbili National Hospital, August-December 2007
Maternal characteristic | Perinatal deaths | All births | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) | ||||
13-19 | 100 | 32.8 | 487 | 13.0 |
20-29 | 61 | 20.0 | 1086 | 28.9 |
30-39 | 132 | 43.3 | 2055 | 54.7 |
≥40 | 12 | 3.9 | 126 | 3.4 |
Parity | ||||
0 | 121 | 39.7 | 1507 | 40.2 |
1-2 | 123 | 40.3 | 1689 | 45.0 |
≥3 | 61 | 20.0 | 558 | 14.8 |
Gestational age (weeks) | ||||
28-33 | 93 | 30.5 | 168 | 4.5 |
34-36 | 70 | 23.0 | 518 | 13.8 |
≥37 | 142 | 46.6 | 3068 | 81.7 |
No of ANC visits | ||||
0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
1-3 | 155 | 50.8 | 1333 | 35.5 |
≥4 | 150 | 49.2 | 2420 | 64.5 |
Source of admission | ||||
Home | 153 | 50.2 | 762 | 20.3 |
Hospital transfer | 152 | 49.8 | 2992 | 79.7 |
Total | 305 | 100 | 3754 | 100 |