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Table 4 Sociodemographic and obstetric characteristics and delays in care associated with maternal near miss and pregnant women without adverse outcomes – bivariate analysis

From: Maternal near miss determinants at a maternity hospital for high-risk pregnancy in northeastern Brazil: a prospective study

Variables

MNM

WOAMO

RR (95% CI)

p

TOTAL

55(7.5)

682(92.5)

  

Distal factors

 Age (<  20 years)

19(34.5)

208(30.5)

1.18(0.69–2.02)

0.53

 Age (>  35 years)

05(9.1)

88(12.9)

0.69(0.28–1.69)

0.41

 Non-Caucasian ethnicity

43(78.2)

546(80.1)

0.90(0.48–1.66)

0.73

 Education < 8 years

29(52.7)

360(52.7)

0.99(0.59–1.66)

0.99

 Rural origin

28(50.9)

344(50.4)

1.01(0.61–1.69)

0.94

 Family income (1 or less MW)

46(83.7)

551(80.8)

1.19(0.60–2.39)

0.60

 Marital status single

16(29.1)

141(20.7)

1.51(0.87–2.63)

0.14

Intermediate factors

Without prenatal (PN) visits

10(18.2)

31(4.5)

3.77(2.05–6.93)

0.00002

Fewer than 6 PN visits

36(65.5)

512(75.1)

2.45(1.43–4.19)

0.0006

 No prenatal care at the center

37(67.3)

512(75.1)

0.70(0.41–1.20)

0.20

 No house calls

54(98.2)

661(96.9)

1.66(0.24–11.47)

0.50*

No delivery referral

45(81.8)

447(65.5)

2.24(1.14–4.37)

0.013

 Previous cesarean section

29(52.7)

388(56.9)

0.85(0.51–1.42)

0.54

Proximal factors

Current cesarean section

44(80.0)

431(63.2)

2.20(1.15–4.19)

0.01

 Comorbidities (Yes)

21(38.2)

253(37.1)

1.04(0.61–1.76)

0.87

Some delay

38(69.1)

324(47.6)

2.20(1.15–4.19)

0.002

 1st delay

07(12.7)

95(1.9)

0.90(0.42–1.95)

0.80

2nd delay

29(52.7)

244(35.8)

1.89(1.14–3.15)

0.01

 3rd delay

11(20.0)

93(13.6)

1.52(0.81–2.84)

0.19

  1. *Fisher