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Table 2 Sociodemographic factors associated with stillbirth (bivariate analysis)

From: Stillbirth rates and associated risk factors at the Buea and Limbe regional hospitals, Cameroon: a case-control study

Variables

Categories

Case N (%)

Control N (%)

OR (95% CI)

P-value

Admission statusa

From home

101 (68.2)

40 (91.9)

1

 

Referred

47 (31.8)

36 (8.1)

5.27 (3.25–8.57)

0.000

Age group

≤19 years

9 (6.1)

29 (6.5)

1.1 (.50–2.38)

0.819

20–34 years

125 (85.5)

368 (82.9)

1

≥35 years

14 (9.5)

47 (10.6)

1.14 (0.61–2.14)

0.819

Level of educationb

Primary

3 (5.6)

7 (4.3)

0.69 (0.16–2.91)

0.613

Secondary

30 (55.6)

85 (52.1)

0.84 (0.44–1.59)

0.589

Tertiary

21 (38.9)

71 (43.6)

1

Place of residence

Rural

33 (22.3)

89 (20.0)

1.15 (0.71–1.19)

0.557

Urban

115 (77.7)

355 (80.0)

1

Employment status

No

70 (47.3)

218 (49.1)

1.15 (0.71–1.19)

0.704

Yes

78 (52.7)

226 (50.9)

1

Occupationc

Employed

15 (10.8)

80 (19.0)

1.79 (0.93–3.47)

0.084

Self employed

63 (45.3)

150 (19.0)

0.90 (0.58–1.47)

0.644

Unemployed

61 (43.9)

190 (45.2)

1

  1. CI confidence interval, Odd ratio. aInformation on referral status was only available for 76 controls. bInformation on level of education was available for only 54 cases and 163 controls. cInformation on occupation was missing for 9 cases and 24 controls