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Table 2 Association between maternal obstetric complications with fetal and early neonatal mortality at MTRH from Jan 2005-Mar 2011

From: A case-control study of risk factors for fetal and early neonatal deaths in a tertiary hospital in Kenya

Predictor

Cases n (%)

Controls n (%)

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

p-value for likelihood ratio test

Premature rupture of membranes

  

<0.001

 Yes

52 (26)

27 (7)

4.9 (2.9-8.0)

5.9 (3.5-9.9)

 

 No

148 (74)

373 (93)

1.0

1.0

 

Dystocia

    

0.01

 Yes

42 (21)

64 (16)

1.4 (0.9-2.2)

1.9 (1.2-3.1)

 

 No

158 (79)

336 (84)

1.0

1.0

 

Pre-eclamspia

    

0.44

 Yes

13 (7)

29 (7)

1.0 (0.5-1.8)

1.3 (0.7-2.7)

 

 No

187 (93)

371 (93)

1.0

1.0

 

Haemorrhage

    

0.02

 Yes

17 (9)

21 (5)

1.7 (0.9-3.3)

2.4 (1.2-4.7)

 

 No

183 (91)

379 (95)

1.0

1.0

 

Other complications

    

0.06

 Yes

16 (8)

22 (6)

1.5 (0.8-2.9)

2.0 (1.0-3.9)

 

 No

184 (92)

378 (94)

1.0

1.0

 
  1. Reference category for logistic regression represented by 1.0.
  2. Other complications included: cardio respiratory diseases, previous scar, HIV, malaria, retained placenta, anaemia, abortion.
  3. Numbers may not add to total sample size due to missing values.