Maternal group B Streptococcus recto vaginal colonization increases the odds of stillbirth: evidence from Eastern Ethiopia

Table 3 Factors associated with stillbirth among pregnant women, Harar, Eastern Ethiopia, 2016

Characteristics	Stillbirth	Live birth	Crude OR			Adjusted OR
Characteristics	n = 144(%)	n = 1544(%)	OR	95% CI		OR	95% CI
GBS colonization
No	5.83	94.17	1			1
Yes	25.54	74.46	5.53	3.83	7.99	8.93***	5.47	14.56
ANC follow up
No	15.15	84.85	1			1
Yes	5.24	94.76	0.3	0.21	0.43	0.53**	0.34	0.82
Anemia
No	7.88	92.12	1			1
Yes	15.03	84.97	2.06	1.27	3.34	0.79	0.42	1.45
Hypertensive disorder
No	6.32	93.68	1			1
Yes	26.34	73.66	5.29	3.59	7.79	4.66***	2.77	7.84
Prolonged labour
No	6.10	93.90	1			1
Yes	16.58	83.42	3.06	2.15	4.34	3.65***	2.38	5.60
Para
1	8.17	91.83	1			1
2–4	8.21	91.79	1.00	0.69	1.45	1.46	0.88	2.42
≥ 5	10.90	89.10	1.31	0.82	2.28	1.29	0.58	2.92
Age of women
≤ 19	10.63	89.37	1			1
20–24	6.86	93.14	0.6	0.37	1.02	1.11	0.60	2.05
25–29	9.33	90.67	0.86	0.53	1.4	1.10	0.58	2.11
30–34	5.82	94.18	0.51	0.27	0.96	0.42	0.19	0.95
≥ 35	12.77	87.23	1.23	0.66	2.27	0.76	0.30	1.92
Resident
Urban	5.20	94.80	1			1
Rural	12.75	87.25	2.66	1.86	3.81	1.27	0.69	2.33
Educational status
literate	6.26	93.74	1			1
illiterate	11.08	88.92	1.86	1.31	2.64	1.13	0.69	1.83
Wealth status
Poor	14.03	85.97	1			1
Middle	7.00	93.00	0.46	.30	0.68	1.06	0.58	1.91
Better	4.45	95.55	0.28	0.17	0.45	0.65	0.29	1.44
Birth weight
≥ 2500 g	5.98	94.02	1			1
< 2500 g	22.18	77.82	4.48	3.11	6.44	1.81*	1.09	3.03
Gestational age
≥ 37 weeks	5.97	94.03	1			1
< 37 weeks	35.14	64.86	8.52	5.72	12.69	4.24***	2.41	7.45
IAP received
No	7.37	92.63	1			1
Yes	8.53	91.47	1.41	1.00	1.98	1.01	0.67	1.51

IAP intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis, OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals; * = p, 0.05; ** = p, 0.01; *** = p, 0.001

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