From: Obstetric determinants of preterm delivery in a regional hospital, Accra, Ghana 2016
Obstetric exposure | Preterm (%) N = 130 | Term (%) N = 260 | Total (%) N = 390 | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parity | 0.93 | |||
Nullip | 44(33.9) | 83 (31.9) | 127 (32.6) | |
Primip | 32 (24.6) | 66 (25.38) | 98 (25.1) | |
Multip | 54 (41.5) | 111 (42.7) | 165(42.3) | |
Number of Antenatal care visits | < 0.001 | |||
1–3 | 55 (43.3) | 29 (11.2) | 84(21.8) | |
≥ 4 | 72 (56.7) | 230 (88.8) | 302 (78.2) | |
Antepartum haemorrhage before | 0.05 | |||
Yes | 15 (12.2) | 15 (6.2) | 30 (8.2) | |
No | 108 (87.8) | 229 (93.9) | 337 (91.8) | |
Babies delivered | < 0.001 | |||
Singleton | 117 (90.0) | 255 (98.08) | 372 (95.38) | |
Multiple | 13 (10.0) | 5 (1.92) | 18 (4.62) | |
Mode of delivery | 0.02 | |||
Vaginal | 44 (33.9) | 119 (45.8) | 163 (41.8) | |
LUSCS | 86 (66.2) | 141 (54.2) | 227 (52.3) | |
(Preterm)Premature Rupture of Membrane labor | 0.03 | |||
Yes | 46 (35.4) | 64 (24.6) | 110 (28.2) | |
No | 84(64.6) | 196 (75.4) | 280 (71.8) | |
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | 1.000 | |||
Yes | 3 (2.3) | 6 (2.3) | 9 (2.3) | |
No | 127 (97.7) | 254 (97.7) | 381 (97.7) |