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Table 1 Demographic and obstetric characteristics of mothers of perinatal deaths (cases) and controls among public hospital deliveries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2014

From: Factors associated with perinatal mortality among public health deliveries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, an unmatched case control study

category

PERINATAL OUTCOME

Total

control

case

Maternal age

15–19

40(5.4%)

16(4.3%)

56(5.0%)

20–24

213(28.9%)

96(25.5%)

309(27.8%)

25–29

289(39.2%)

147(39.1%)

436(39.2%)

30–34

135(18.3%)

87(23.1%)

222(19.9%)

≥35

60(8.2%)

30(8.0%)

90(8.1%)

Parity

1

391(53.1%)

206(54.8%)

597(53.6%)

2–4

330(44.8%)

163(43.4%)

493(44.3%)

≥5

16(2.2%)

7(1.9%)

23(2.1%)

Birth interval

<2 years

29(8.4%)

41(24.1%)

70(13.6%)

≥ 2 years

256(74%)

69(40.6%)

325(63.0%)

unknown

61(17.6%)

60(35.3%)

121(23.4%)

ANC follow up

yes

724(98.2%)

354(94.1%)

1078(96.9%)

No

13(1.8%)

22(5.9%)

35(3.1%)

TT vaccination

Yes

714(96.9%)

348(92.6%)

1062(95.4%)

No

12(1.6%)

18(4.8%)

30(2.7%)

unknown

11(1.5%)

10(2.7%)

21(1.9%)

Gestational age

37–41

572(77.6%)

188(50.0%)

760(68.3%)

28–36

59(8.0%)

139(37.0%)

198(17.8%)

>42

83(11.3%)

23(6.1%)

106(9.5%)

unknown

23(3.1%)

26(6.9%)

49(4.4%)

Mode of delivery

SVD

404(54.8%)

247(65.7%)

651(58.5%)

Instrumentala

55(7.5%)

11(2.9%)

66(5.9%)

C/S

272(36.9%)

73(19.4%)

345(31.0%)

ABD

6(0.8%)

27(7.2%)

33(3.0%)

Hysterectomy

0(0.0%)

18(4.8%)

18(1.6%)

Previous history of stillbirth

Yes

24(3.3%)

20(5.3%)

44(4.0%)

No

713(96.7%)

356(94.7%)

1069(96.0%)

Previous History of ENND

Yes

5(0.7%)

11(2.9%)

16(1.4%)

No

732(99.3%)

365(97.1%)

1097(98.6%)

  1. aforceps and vacuum delivery
  2. SVD Spontaneous Vertex Delivery, C/S cesarean section, ABD Assisted Breach Delivery