Maternal Characteristics | Upper West Regional Hospital | St Joseph’s Hospital | Total | P-Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |  |
Number of times pregnant (gravidity) | Â | Â | 0.285 | |
 First pregnancy | 64 (31.1) | 67 (31.9) | 131 (31.5) |  |
 Second | 46 (22.3) | 64 (30.5) | 110 (26.4) |  |
 Third | 37 (18.0) | 27 (12.9) | 64 (15.4) |  |
 Fourth | 34 (16.5) | 31 (14.8) | 65 (15.6) |  |
 Fifth and above | 25 (12.1) | 21 (10.00 | 46 (11.1) |  |
Number of children (Parity) | Â | Â | 0.001 | |
 None | 82 (39.8) | 10 (5.2) | 92 (23.8) |  |
 One | 50 (24.3) | 77 (42.5) | 127 (32.8) |  |
 Two | 47 (22.8) | 46 (25.4) | 93 (24.0) |  |
 Three | 18 (8.7) | 25 (13.8) | 43 (11.1) |  |
 Four and above | 9 (4.4) | 23 (12.7) | 32 (8.3) |  |
History of Lost pregnancy/ Stillbirth | Â | Â | 0.001 | |
 Yes | 96 (46.6) | 46 (22.0) | 142 (34.2) |  |
 No | 110 (53.4) | 163 (78.0) | 273 (65.8) |  |
Number of Lost pregnancy/Stillbirths | Â | Â | 0.041 | |
 One | 62 (66.0) | 38 (86.4) | 100 (72.5) |  |
 Two | 24 (25.5) | 5 (11.4) | 29 (21.0) |  |
 Three and above | 8 (8.5) | 1 (2.3) | 8 (5.8) |  |
Causes of the pregnancy loss (multiple response analysis) | Â | 0.001 | ||
 Do not know | 22 (23.9) | 25 (56.8) | 47 (34.6) |  |
 Infection | 5 (5.4) | 5 (5.4) | 10 (7.4) |  |
 Stress | 5 (5.4) | 5 (11.4) | 10 (7.4) |  |
 Hypertension in pregnancy | – | 3 (6.8) | 3 (2.2) |  |
 Diabetes in pregnancy | – | 1 (2.3) | 1 (0.7) |  |
 Malaria in pregnancy | 2 (2.2) | 2 (4.6) | 4 (2.9) |  |
 Spontaneous Abortion | 30 (32.6) | 5911.4) | 41 (30.2) |  |
 Induced Abortion | 31 (33.7) | 5 (11.4) | 36 (26.4) |  |
 Other reasons | 11 (12.0) | 1 (2.3) | 12 (8.8) |  |