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Table 2 Magnitude of direct obstetric complications and associated maternal death among hospitals in Ethiopia, 2015

From: Magnitude and determinants of obstetric case fatality rate among women with the direct causes of maternal deaths in Ethiopia: a national cross sectional study

Direct obstetric complications

Number of cases (%)

Direct obstetric complication ratea

Number of death (%)

DOCFR in % (95%CI)

Antepartum Haemorrhage

4462 (6.5)

13.3 (12.9–13.7)

23 (5.3)

0.51 (0.32–0.77)

Postpartum Haemorrhage

2811 (4.1)

8.4 (8.1–8.7)

81 (18.6)

2.88 (2.29–3.57)*

Retained placenta

2201 (3.2)

6.5 (6.3–6.8)

4 (0.9)

0.18 (0.04–0.46)

Prolonged labour

15,875 (23.4)

47.4 (46.7–48.2)

25 (5.7)

0.16 (0.10–0.23)

Rupture of uterus

1516 (2.2)

4.5 (4.3–4.7)

41 (9.5)

2.71 (1.95–3.65)*

Postpartum sepsis

1460 (2.2)

4.3 (4.1–4.6)

17 (3.9)

1.16 (0.67–1.85)

Hypertensive disorder

7912 (11.6)

23.6 (23.1–24.2)

121 (27.8)

1.53 (1.27–1.82)*

Abortion complications

2042 (3.0)

6.1 (5.8–6.4)

6 (1.5)

0.29 (0.11–0.64)

Ectopic pregnancy

1801 (2.7)

5.3 (5.1–5.6)

0 (0.0)

–

Other direct causes

27,922 (41.1)

83.5 (82.5–84.4)

117 (26.8)

0.42 (0.34–0.50)

Total

68,002 (100)

203.3 (201.9–204.7

435 (100)

0.64 (0.58–0.70)

  1. DOCFR Direct Obstetric Case Fatality Rate
  2. *statistically significantly greater DOCFR than 1% (the recommended threshold by the World Health Organization); p < 0.05
  3. -: there were no maternal deaths due to ectopic pregnancy hence DOCFR was not calculated
  4. aDirect obstetric complication rate was estimated by the complications per 1000 births