Table 1 Socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics of the participants in urban South Ethiopia, July 2019–September 2020
Variables | Stillbirth N = 38 | Live birth N = 2510 | Total (%) N = 2548 | X2 (P-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number (%) | Number (%) | |||
Inter-pregnancy interval | ||||
 < 18 months | 22 (58) | 732 (29) | 754 (29) | 14.9 (0.001) |
 18–23 months | 4 (10) | 500 (20) | 504 (20) | |
 24–60 months | 12 (32) | 1278 (51) | 1290 (51) | |
Education | ||||
 No formal education | 6 (16) | 495 (20) | 501 (20) | 1.7 (0.65) |
 Primary | 14 (37) | 1055 (42) | 1069 (42) | |
 Secondary | 11 (29) | 530 (21) | 541 (21) | |
 Higher | 7 (18) | 430 (17) | 437 (17) | |
Occupation | ||||
 Formally employed | 8 (21) | 399 (16) | 407 (16) | 0.74 (0.39) |
 Others | 30 (79) | 2111 (84) | 2141 (84) | |
Parity | ||||
 1–2 | 28 (74) | 1701 (68) | 1729 (68) | 3.1 (0.22) |
 3–4 | 5 (13) | 597 (24) | 602 (24) | |
 ≥ 5 | 5 (13) | 207 (8) | 212 (8) | |
Pregnancy intention | ||||
 Intended | 21 (55) | 1533 (61) | 1554 (61) | 0.53 (0.47) |
 Unintended | 17 (45) | 977 (39) | 994 (39) | |
Methods of estimation of gestational age | ||||
 Last menstrual period | 33 (87) | 2307 (92) | 2340 (92) | 1.28 (0.26) |
 Ultrasound | 5 (13) | 203 (8) | 208 (8) | |
Study site | ||||
 Hossana | 17 (48) | 961 (38) | 978 (38) | 4.51 (0.34) |
 Homecho | 5 (13) | 423 (17) | 428 (17) | |
 Jajura | 0 (0) | 200 (8) | 200 (8) | |
 Gimbichu | 5 (13) | 365 (15) | 370 (15) | |
 Shone | 11 (29) | 561 (22) | 572 (22) | |
Continuous variables | ||||
 Age in years | 26.9 (4.1) | 27.5 (3.5) | 27.5 (3.5) | – |
 Age at first childbirth in years | 21.4 (2.7) | 21.4 (2.7) | 21.4 (2.7) | – |