Table 2 Risk factors of postpartum pyrexia (Multivariate analysis)
Factors | P-value | AOR | Confidence Interval (95%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Parity | Primipara | 0.131 | 1.683 | 0.856–3.311 | |
Multipara | 1 | ||||
Grand multipara | 0.029 | 3.878 | 1.149–13.120 | ||
Comorbidity | HIV | Yes | 0.135 | 2.350 | 0.986–4.657 |
No | 1 | ||||
Diabetes | Yes | 0.356 | 1.678 | 0.564–2.463 | |
No | 1 | ||||
Pre-eclampsia | Yes | 0.001 | 5.710 | 2.401–13.583 | |
No | 1 | ||||
Number of ANCs | < 4 | 0.001 | 2.379 | 1.321–6.975 | |
4–8 | 0.067 | 0.079 | 0.213–1.875 | ||
> 8 | 1 | ||||
Hemoglobin level | < 8 g/dl | 0.001 | 23.960 | 9.081–63.218 | |
8.1–10 g/dl | 0.997 | 0.073 | 0.033–0.161 | ||
> 10 g/dl | 1 | ||||
Duration of labour | < 18 h | 1 | |||
> 18 h | 0.001 | 26.760 | 7.100–100.862 | ||
Number of VEs | < 5 | 1 | |||
5 and above | 0.001 | 59.151 | 21.463–163.019 | ||
Mode of delivery | Vaginal | 1 | |||
Instrumental | 0.977 | 0.210 | 0.098–0.448 | ||
Caesarean section | 0.001 | 1.142 | 0.001–8977.799 | ||
Tears | Yes | 0.013 | 45.157 | 2.266–899.722 | |
No | 1 | ||||