Contribution of portable obstetric ultrasound service innovation in averting maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities at semi-urban health centers of Ethiopia: a retrospective facility-based study

Table 3 Averted maternal and neonatal morbidities and mortalities by residence areas of pregnant women, USAID Transform: Primary Health care intervention areas, 2019-2020

Variables	Response category	Residence area						Test statistics
		Total (N = 12,975)		Semi-urban (n₁ = 6130)		Rural (n₂ = 6845)		Test statistics
		Freq.	%	Freq.	%	Freq.	%	X²	p-value
Ultrasound finding	Normal scans	11,358	87.5	5423	88.5	5935	86.7	9.19	0.002
Ultrasound finding	Abnormal scans	1617	12.5	707	11.5	910	13.3	9.19	0.002
Maternal deaths averted	Normal	11,358	87.5	5423	88.5	5935	86.7	24.07	0.007
	Fetal malpresentation	1038	8.0	430	7.0	608	8.9
	Multiple fetuses (twins)	160	1.2	73	1.2	87	1.3
	Abnormal placentation	131	1.0	55	0.9	76	1.1
	Small or large for gestational age	98	0.8	54	0.9	44	0.6
	Abnormal fluid (oligo or polyhydramnios)	80	0.6	43	0.7	37	0.5
	Gross anomalies	23	0.2	14	0.2	9	0.1
	IUFD or fetal demise	31	0.2	13	0.2	18	0.3
	Abortion	29	0.2	12	0.2	17	0.2
	Ectopic pregnancy	14	0.1	8	0.1	6	0.1
	Pelvic pathology	13	0.1	5	0.1	8	0.1
Neonatal deaths averted^a	Normal scans	11,358	89.0	5423	89.8	5935	88.3	20.87	0.001
	Fetal malpresentation	1038	8.1	430	7.1	608	9.0
	Multiple fetuses (twins)	160	1.3	73	1.2	87	1.3
	Small or large for gestational age	98	0.8	54	0.9	44	0.7
	Oligohydramnios	80	06	43	0.7	37	0.6
	Polyhydramnios	23	0.2	14	0.2	9	0.1

NB: ^a218 abnormal ultrasound scanning reports i.e., abortions, ectopic pregnancies and fetal demise were not included in the category of neonatal deaths averted variable; However, the data is doubled for estimated neonatal deaths

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