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) |