Table 1 Multivariate Analysis of factors associated with Spontaneous Preterm birth, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, April 2016
Characteristics | Spontaneous preterm | S.E. | P-value | AOR( 95% C.I) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes: # (%) | No: # (%) | ||||
Gravidity | |||||
<1 | 135(69.2) | 60(30.8) | 1.579 | 0.686 | 0.528 (0.024, 11.659) |
>2a | 119(63.0) | 70(37.0) | 1 | ||
Parity | |||||
<1 | 141(69.5) | 62(30.5) | 1.706 | 0.682 | 2.010 (0.071, 56.894) |
>2a | 113(62.4) | 68(37.6) | 1 | ||
Time of immediate previous delivery | |||||
12 months ago | 29(65.9) | 15(34.1) | 0.928 | 0.699 | 1.432 (0.232, 8.829) |
36 months agoa | 8(47.1) | 9(52.9) | 1 | ||
Multiple pregnancy | |||||
Yes | 44(60.3) | 29(39.7) | 0.545 | 0.904 | 1.068 (0.367, 3.109) |
Noa | 210(67.5) | 101(31.5) | 1 | ||
Maternal HIV infection | |||||
Yes | 18(75.0) | 6(25.0) | 0.601 | 0.041 b | 3.408 (1.048, 11.079) |
Noa | 58(43.9) | 74(56.1) | 1 | ||
Hypertension during pregnancy | |||||
Yes | 13(19.7) | 53(80.3) | 0.509 | 0.001 b | 0.182 (0.067, 0.493) |
Noa | 63(70.0) | 27(30.0) | 1 | ||
PROM | |||||
Yes | 24(51.1) | 23(48.9) | 0.530 | 0.066 | 2.646 (0.937, 7.476) |
Noa | 52(47.7) | 57(52.3) | 1 | ||
Age of mothers | |||||
<25 | 135(72.2) | 52(27.8) | 0.696 | 0.919 | 0.932(0.238, 3.645) |
>26a | 119(60.4) | 78(39.6) | |||