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Table 3 Multivariable Logistic Regression table showing factors associated with maternal deaths

From: Puerperal sepsis, the leading cause of maternal deaths at a Tertiary University Teaching Hospital in Uganda

Variable

Cases n(%)

Controls n(%)

cOR (95 % CI)

aOR (95 % CI)

p-value

Rural dwellers

109 (78.4)

144 (34.5)

4.5 (2.4–8.3)

4.5 (2.5–8.3)

<0.001

Being referred

89 (64)

91 (21.8)

5.4 (2.9–10.0)

5.0 (2.8–9.2)

<0.001

Primary or no education

86 (61.9)

163 (39.1)

1.7 (0.9–3.1)

1.9 (1.0–3.3)

0.037

No Antenatal Care (ANC) attendance

60 (43.2)

99 (23.7)

3.6 (1.8–7.0)

3.6 (1.9–6.9)

<0.001

Delay to decide to seek health care (delay 1)

131 (94.2)

301 (72.2)

32.6 (13.5–78.6)

36.9 (16.2–84.4)

<0.001

HIV positive sero-status

48 (34.5)

65 (15.6)

3.4 (1.6–6.9)

3.6 (1.9–7.0)

<0.001