Table 3 Mode of delivery and clinical characteristics, using Fisher Exact test or chi-square test
Clinical Characteristics | Mode of delivery | p-value | OR | p-value | 95%CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vaginal (n = 24) | Caesarean (n = 29) | |||||||
No. | % | No. | % | |||||
Medical History | ||||||||
None# | 23 | 95.8 | 29 | 100.0 | FEp = 0.453 | – | – | – |
Chronic hypertension | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | – | – | – | |
Symptoms | ||||||||
Epigastric pain | 9 | 37.5 | 13 | 44.8 | 0.590 | 1.4 | 0.590 | 0.4–4.1 |
Coma | 4 | 16.7 | 1 | 3.4 | FEp = 0.164 | 0.2 | 0.136 | 0.0–1.7 |
Lower Limbs oedema | 10 | 41.7 | 8 | 27.6 | 0.281 | 0.5 | 0.284 | 0.2–1.7 |
Headache | 16 | 66.7 | 18 | 62.1 | 0.728 | 0.8 | 0.728 | 0.3–2.5 |
Blurred vision | 1 | 4.2 | 5 | 17.2 | FEp = 0.204 | 4.8 | 0.167 | 0.5–44.2 |
Convulsions | 20 | 83.3 | 28 | 96.6 | FEp = 0.164 | 5.6 | 0.136 | 0.6–53.9 |
Obstetric history | ||||||||
Nulliparous | 11 | 45.8 | 12 | 41.4 | 0.745 | 0.8 | 0.745 | 0.3–2.5 |
Multiparous (≤4 births) | 9 | 37.5 | 16 | 55.2 | 0.200 | 2.1 | 0.202 | 0.7–6.2 |
Grand-Multiparous (≥5b) | 4 | 16.7 | 1 | 3.4 | FEp = 0.164 | 0.2 | 0.136 | 0.0–1.7 |
History of pregnancy loss | ||||||||
Yes | 3 | 12.5 | 5 | 17.2 | FEp = 0.715 | 1.5 | 0.633 | 0.3–6.8 |
No# | 21 | 87.5 | 24 | 82.8 | – | – | – | |
Gestational age | ||||||||
≤ 28 week | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | 0.0 | MCp = 0.075 | – | – | – |
28–33 weeks | 7 | 29.2 | 14 | 48.3 | 1.0 | 0.853 | 0.2–4.4 | |
34–37 weeks | 8 | 33.3 | 5 | 17.2 | 0.3 | 0.141 | 0.0–1.5 | |
38–40 weeks # | 3 | 12.5 | 7 | 24.1 | – | – | – | |
LMP unknown | 2 | 8.3 | 3 | 10.3 | 0.6 | 0.699 | 0.1–6.1 | |
Gestational period at time of enrollment | ||||||||
Intrapartum # | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0.0 | FEp = 0.453 | – | – | – |
Postpartum | 23 | 95.8 | 29 | 100.0 | – | – | – | |
ANC visit attendance | ||||||||
Yes | 22 | 91.7 | 27 | 93.1 | FEp = 1.000 | 1.2 | 0.844 | 0.2–9.4 |
No# | 2 | 8.3 | 2 | 6.9 | – | – | – | |