Table 5 Adverse birth outcome: Pre- term delivery (PTD)

N total

116

Age

116

 <30 year

84 (27.5)

1

 ≥30 year

32 (30.8)

1.18

0.72–1.91

0.52

Education

114

 Tertiary

6 (14.3)

1

 Secondary and less

108 (29.8)

2.55

1.04–6.23

0.034

1.67

0.63–4.4

0.3

Socioeconomic status (SES)

115

 Higher SES (≥1 assets)

79 (24.9)

1

 Lowest SES (0 assets)

36 (39.1)

1.94

1.19–3.16

0.008

1.48

0.72–3.06

0.29

ANC attendance

111

 Yes

106 (27.4)

1

 No

5 (62.5)

4.42

1.04–18.81

0.043 ^d

5.42

0.88–33.54

0.07

Parity

115

 Multiparity (≥2 deliveries)

68 (24.5)

1

 Primiparity

47 (35.9)

1.73

1.1–2.71

0.017

1.61

0.96–2.69

0.07

Malaria in pregnancy

 No MIP detected peri-partum

102 (27.5)/108

1

 MIP detected peri-partum

6 (46.2)

2.26

0.74–6.89

0.2

 MIP >2 weeks prior deliv. or no MIP

98 (26.1)/110

1

 ≤2 weeks prior delivery

12 (48.0)

2.61

1.15–5.91

0.018

2.58

1.03–6.46

0.044

 MIP >3^rd trimester

17 (26.2)/116

1

 MIP ≤2^nd trimester or no MIP

99 (28.7)

1.14

0.62–2.07

0.68

Anaemia ≤11.5 mg/l

99

 No

60 (23.5)

1

 Yes

39 (33.6)

1.65

1.02–2.67

0.04

1.69

1.01–2.84

0.047