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Table 2 Stillbirth rate according to the sociodemographic, maternal, clinical and relevant characteristics of the women and the birth characteristics

From: Rate, determinants, and causes of stillbirth in Jordan: Findings from the Jordan Stillbirth and Neonatal Deaths Surveillance (JSANDS) system

Variables

Total births (%)

Number of Stillbirths

Stillbirth rate per 1000 total births

p-value

Hospital

   

0.928

 Private

1814 (17.6)

19

10.5

 

 Teaching

1447 (14.0)

15

10.4

 

 Ministry of Health

7067 (68.4)

68

9.6

 

Mother age (year)

   

0.275

 ≤18

255 (2.5)

2

7.8

 

 19–35

8377 (81.1)

89

10.6

 

 >35

1696 (16.4)

11

6.5

 

Mother Education Level

   

0.109

 High school or less

5702 (55.2)

59

10.3

 

 Diploma

711 (6.9)

2

2.8

 

 Bachelor

2502 (24.2)

26

10.4

 

 Master or higher

259 (2.5)

0

0.0

 

 Unknown

1154 (11.2)

15

13.0

 

Total Income (JD)

   

0.905

 <500

7633 (73.9)

75

9.8

 

 500-<1000

1718 (16.6)

19

11.1

 

 ≥1000

217 (2.1)

2

9.2

 

 Unknown

760 (7.4)

6

7.9

 

Working status

   

0.869

 Housewife

9265 (89.7)

91

9.8

 

 Employed

1063 (10.3)

11

10.3

 

Multiplicity

   

< 0.001

 Single

9777 (95.1)

85

8.7

 

 Twin

457 (4.4)

11

24.1

 

 Triplet

43 (0.4)

3

69.8

 

 Quadruplet

8 (0.1)

3

375.0

 

Birthweight for gestational age

   

< 0.001

 <10th Percentile

952 (9.2)

25

26.3

 

 10th – 90th Percentile

8304 (80.4)

70

8.4

 

 >90th Percentile

1072 (10.4)

7

6.5

 

Gender of baby

   

0.465

 Female

4791 (46.4)

51

10.6

 

 Male

5533 (53.6)

51

9.2