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Table 1 Association between obstetric determinants and preterm delivery

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)