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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristic of respondents

From: Determinants of maternal near miss events among women admitted to tertiary hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia: a facility-based case–control study

  

Maternal Near-miss status

Socio-demographic Characteristics

N (%)

Near-miss

(n = 178)

Non-near-miss (n = 355)

Odds Ratio

(95% Cl)

P Value

Residence

 Urban

440 (82.5)

129(72.5)

311(87.6)

Ref

 

 Rural

93(17.5)

49(27.5)

44(12.4)

2.685(1.702–4.235)

0.0001*

Mother’s Age (years)

  < 20 years

65(12.2)

35(19.7)

30(8.5)

2.728(1.604–4.5640)

0.0001*

  > 35 years

54(10.1)

19(10.7)

35(9.9)

1.270(0.699–2.306)

0.433

 20–35 years

414(77.7)

124(69.7)

290(81.7)

Ref

 

Marital Status

 Married

477(89.5)

150(84.3)

327(92.1)

Ref

 

 Unmarried

56(10.5)

28(15.7)

28(7.9)

2.18 (1.247–3.81)

0.006*

Mother’s education

 No formal education

309(58.0)

128(71.9)

181(51.0)

2.829 (1.262–6.341)

0.012*

 Primary education (1-8th)

121(22.7)

30(16.9)

91(25.6)

1.319 (0.548–3.172)

0.537

 Secondary(9-12th)

63(11.8)

12(6.7)

51(51.4)

0.941 (0.347–2.553)

0.905

 College and above

40(7.5)

8(4.5)

32(9.0)

Ref

 

Husband’s Education

 No formal education

201(37.7)

89(50.0)

112(31.5)

1.987 (1.234–3.199)

0.005*

 Primary education (1-8th)

84(15.8)

31(17.4)

53(14.9)

1.462 (0.812–2.633)

0.205

 Secondary(9-12th)

122(22.9)

22(12.4)

100(28.2)

0.550 (0.301–1.004)

0.052

 College and above

126(23.6)

36(20.2)

90(25.4)

Ref

 

Maternal employment status

 Employed

92(17.3)

36(20.2)

56(15.8)

1.354(0.851–2.153)

0.201

 Unemployed

441(82.7)

142(79.8)

299(84.2)

Ref

 

Husband’s employment status

 Employed

442(82.9)

128(71.9)

314(88.5)

Ref

 

 Unemployed

91(17.1)

50(28.1)

41(11.5)

2.992(1.886–4.745)

0.0001*

Monthly family income

  < 100 USD

19(3.6)

10(5.6)

9(2.5)

3.333(1.055–10.530)

0.040*

 100–500 USD

474(88.9)

158(88.8)

316(89.0)

1.500(0.715–3.146)

0.283

  > 500 USD

40(7.5)

10(5.6)

30(8.5)

Ref

 

Household size

  ≤ 5

162(30.4)

65(36.5)

97(27.3)

1.530(1.042–2.247)

0.030*

  > 5

371(69.6)

113(63.5)

258(72.7)

Ref