Table 4 Association between socio-demographic factors and the leading causes of direct maternal deaths. (2007–2019)
Characteristics | Leading causes of maternal Deaths, n = 309 | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hypertension n = 126 (%) | Sepsis n = 96 (%) | Haemorrhage n = 87 (%) | ||
Age (mean ± SD) years | 30.9 ± 5.5 | 30.4 ± 5.5 | 32.2 ± 5.3 | 0.0685 # |
< 30 | 95 (76.6) | 76 (79.2) | 61(70.1) | 0.342$ |
≥30 | 29 (23.4) | 20 (20.8) | 26 (29.9) | |
< 20 | 4 (3.2) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0.137$ |
20–29 | 39 (31.5) | 39 (40.6) | 29 (33.3) | |
30–39 | 73 (58.9) | 51(53.1) | 48 (55.2) | |
40–49 | 8 (6.5) | 6(6.3) | 10 (11.5) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 57 (87.7) | 46 (93.9) | 37 (97.4) | 0.183$ |
Not married | 8 (12.3) | 3 (6.1) | 1(2.6) | |
Parity median (IQR) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–4) | 0.0253^ |
0 | 26 (28.6) | 18 (25.4) | 11 (17.2) | 0.482$ |
1–4 | 59 (64.8) | 50 (70.4) | 50 (78.1) | |
≥5 | 6 (6.6) | 3 (4.2) | 3 (4.7) | |
Gestational age (weeks) | 36 (34–38) | 35 (28–39) | 37 (34–39) | 0.1228^ |
First trimester | 0 (0.0) | 3 (7.7) | 0(0.0) | 0.003*& |
Second trimester | 2 (4.9) | 6 (15.4) | 0(0.0) | |
Third trimester | 39(95.1) | 30 (76.9) | 45 (100.0) | |
Booking status | ||||
Booked | 11(9.1) | 3 (4.3) | 13 (19.8) | 0.003*$ |
Unbooked | 110(90.9) | 86 (95.7) | 59 (80.2) | |
Cadre of Doctor who directly attended to patient | ||||
Consultant | 77 (76.2) | 63 (82.9) | 46 (67.7) | 0.163& |
Senior Registrar | 22 (21.8) | 13 (17.1) | 19 (27.9) | |
Registrar | 2 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (4.4) | |
ICU admission | ||||
Yes | 51 (42.5) | 18 (19.6) | 17 (20.2) | < 0.001*$ |
No | 69 (57.5) | 74 (80.4) | 67 (79.8) | |