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Table 4 Logistic Regression predicting the association between stillbirth and characteristics of mothers and newborn

From: Prevalence and determinants of stillbirth in Nigerian referral hospitals: a multicentre study

Variable

Model 1

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (OR) (95% CI)

Model 2

Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) (95% CI)

Age

  ≤ 19 (RC)

1.00

1.00

 20–24

0.56 (0.26–1.21)

1.19 (0.25–5.51)

 25–29

0.47 (0.22–0.99)*

0.62 (0.12–3.17)

 30–34

0.62 (0.29–1.29)

0.80 (0.15–4.27)

 35–49

0.95 (0.45–2.01)

0.62 (0.10–3.65)

Booked for antenatal

 No (RC)

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.35 (0.25–0.48)***

0.61 (0.29–1.26)

Referral

 Not referred (RC)

1.00

1.00

 Referred

3.64 (2.48–5.34)***

3.74 (1.65–8.49)**

Parity

 0 (RC)

1.00

1.00

 1

1.04 (0.64–1.68)

1.46 (0.60–3.52)

 2–4

1.56 (1.04–2.33)*

3.07 (1.26–7.45)*

 5+

3.38 (2.08–5.50)***

4.45 (1.20–16.50*

No of past stillbirths

 0 (RC)

1.00

1.00

 1+

8.09 (5.44–12.0)***

3.79 (1.60–9.00)**

Complications in past pregnancy

 Yes (RC)

1.00

1.00

 No

0.44 (0.27–0.73)**

1.02 (0.35–2.97)

Birth weight

  < 1.50 kg (RC)

1.00

1.00

 1.50–2.49 kg

0.22 (0.11–0.44)***

0.47 (0.14–1.59)

 2.50–3.99 kg

0.04 (0.02–0.07)***

0.18 (0.05–0.65)**

  ≥ 4.00 kg

0.12 (0.05–0.29)***

0.24 (0.04–1.31)

Gestation age at delivery

 < 37 weeks (RC)

1.00

1.00

 ≥ 37 weeks

0.25 (0.17–0.36)***

0.33 (0.16–0.67)**

Delivery mode

 Normal vaginal (RC)

1.00

1.00

 Caesarean section

1.48 (0.93–2.34)

0.44 (0.16–1.17)

 Others

4.44 (2.14–9.18)***

4.58 (1.41–14.8)*

Facility

 AKTH (RC)

1.00

1.00

 KGH

0.34 (0.10–1.13)

0.80 (0.215–4.13)

 GHM

1.93 (1.12–3.32)*

3.43 (0.71–16.4)

 ABTH

1.09 (0.53–2.22)

0.54 (0.13–2.28)

 AMH

1.12 (0.68–1.84)

1.47 (0.50–4.31)

 CHB

1.26 (0.78–2.02)

1.00 (0.30–3.30)

 SHI

1.63 (0.77–3.42)

1.79 (0.48–6.55)

 CHW

0.51 (0.24–1.06)

0.30 s (0.02–3.31)

  1. Note: ***p < 0.001; **p < 0.01; *p < 0.05; OR Odds Ratio, CI Confidence Interval