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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Prevalence and factors associated with preterm birth at kenyatta national hospital

Factors

Term (n = 263) (%)

Preterm (n = 59) (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Maternal age (years)

  < 20

34 (13.0)

2 (3.4)

0.236 (0.054–1.001)

0.034

 20–34

210 (79.8)

53 (89.8)

Ref

 

  ≥ 35

19 (7.2)

4 (6.8)

0.834 (0.272–2.555)

0.751

Marital status

 Unmarried

48 (18.3)

6 (10.2)

0.507 (0.206–1.248)

0.133

 Married

215 (81.7)

53 (89.8)

  

Level of education

 No formal/Primary

36 (13.7)

11 (18.6)

1.445 (0.687–3.039)

0.330

 Post-primary

227 (86.3)

48 (81.4)

  

Maternal occupation

 Unemployed

169 (64.3)

37 (62.7)

0.935 (0.521–1.679)

0.823

 Employed/business

94 (35.7)

22 (37.3)

  

Smoking during pregnancy

 Yes

3 (1.1)

1 (1.7)

1.494 (0.153–14.623)

0.728

 No

260 (98.9)

58 (98.3)

  

Alcohol in pregnancy

 Yes

16 (6.1)

5 (8.5)

1.429 (0.502–4.070)

0.501

 No

247 (93.9)

54 (91.5)

  

MUAC (cm)

  < 24

10 (3.8)

3 (5.1)

1.391 (0.369–5.252)

0.651

  ≥ 24

253 (96.2)

56 (94.9)