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Table 1 Demographic, obstetrics and neonatal characteristics between adolescent and adult mothers

From: The burden of adolescent motherhood and health consequences in Nepal

 

Adolescent mother (N-4667)

Adult mother

(N-56075)

Total population (N-60742)

p-value

Disadvantaged ethnic group

3083 (66.1%)

26,830 (47.8%)

29,913 (49.2%)

p < 0.001

No formal education

1263 (32.6%)

6610 (14.2%)

7873 (15.6%)

p < 0.001

Severe anemia

13 (0.3%)

186 (0.3%)

199 (0.3%)

0.542

Preeclampsia

46 (1.0%)

538 (1.0%)

584 (1.0%)

0.778

APH

14 (0.3%)

195 (0.4%)

209 (0.4%)

0.636

Prolonged labour

62 (1.3%)

469 (0.8%)

531 (0.9%)

0.001

Small for gestational age

764 (16.4%)

6473 (11.5%)

7237 (11.9%)

< 0.001

preterm

659 (14.1%)

5305 (9.5%)

5964 (9.8%)

< 0.001

Major malformation

9 (0.2%)

38 (0.1%)

47 (0.1%)

0.009

Antepartum stillbirth

18 (0.4%)

225 (0.4%)

243 (0.4%)

0.88

Intrapartum stillbirth

45 (1.0%)

392 (0.7%)

437 (0.7%)

0.039

Pre-discharge mortality

90 (2.0%)

829 (1.5%)

919 (1.5%)

0.015