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Table 2 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

Pregnancy induced hypertension

< 0.001

 Yes

64 (49.2)

57 (21.9)

121 (31.0)

 

 No

66 (50.8)

203 (78.1)

269 (69.0)

 

Pre-eclampsia/eclampsia

< 0.001

 Yes

61 (46.9)

36 (13.9)

97 (24.9)

 

 No

69 (53.1)

224 (86.1)

293 (75.1)

 

Preterm history

0.13

 Yes

18 (13.8)

23 (8.9)

41 (10.51)

 

 No

112 (86.2)

237 (91.1)

349 (89.49)

 

Birth Interval

0.29

  < 23 months

63 (48.5)

111 (42.69)

174 (44.62)

 

 24–59 months

39 (30.0)

99 (38.08)

138 (35.38)

 

  > 60 months

28 (21.54)

50 (19.23)

78 (20.00)

 

Previous mode of delivery

0.02

 Vaginal

70 (78.7)

115 (65.0)

185 (69.6)

 

 LUSCS

19 (21.4)

62 (35.0)

81 (30.4)