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Table 2 Rate of pregnancy loss among women who gave birth during 2008- 2019 by different characteristics of the women

From: Trends and determinants of pregnancy loss in eastern Ethiopia from 2008 to 2019: analysis of health and demographic surveillance data

Variables

Pregnancy loss

Pregnancy loss rates (per 1000)

Chi.2

Yes

No

Early PL

Late PL

Education

    

0.73

 Neither read nor write

524

24452

5.46 (4.63, 6.45)

6.68 (5.69, 7.84)

 Formal education

271

13079

5.09 (4.01, 6.46)

7.81 (6.31, 9.67)

 Read or write

13

712

6.78 (2.83, 16.19)

2.71 (0.68, 10.78)

Occupation

    

20.76*

 Housewife or farmer

675

30,974

5.80 (5.03, 6.70)

7.05 (6. 11, 8.12)

 Employed

16

1387

2.77 (1.04, 7.37)

4.85 (2.31, 10.14)

 Unemployed

84

4344

3.59 (2. 20, 5.85)

6.28 (4.34, 9.09)

 Daily laborer

13

489

3.9 (0.10, 15.65)

13.75 (5.94, 31.52)

 Trader

9

869

1.09 (0.15, 7.70)

5.43 (1.93, 15.25)

 Others+

13

220

13.56 (5.07, 35.77)

16.95 (7.03, 40.28)

Has own income

    

9.03*

 Yes

500

25,597

9.08 (8.00, 10.32)

10.078 (8.94, 11.36)

 No

310

12,746

10.49 (8.88, 12.39)

13.25 (11.43, 15.36)

Wealth Index

    

9.52*

 First quintile

281

10,566

12.45 (10.52, 14.71)

13.46 (11.46, 15.81)

 Middle quintile

236

10,979

10.25 (8.55, 12.30)

10.79 (9.04, 12.88)

 Third quintile

209

9,934

9.07 (7.40, 11.11)

11.54 (9.63, 13.81)

Preceding Child alive

    

55.64*

 Yes

526

30,007

8.45 (7.48, 9.54)

8.78 (7.79, 9.89)

 No

220

5830

19.49 (15.256, 24.87)

30.32 (24.94, 36.83)

 First pregnancy

64

2,506

10.51 (7.21, 15.28)

14.39 (10.45, 19.81)

Number pregnancy

    

7.63

 One

188

7,570

9.41 (7.49, 11.82)

14.82 (12.36. 17.77)

 Two -Five

441

22,032

9.70 (8.49, 11.07)

9.92 (8.71, 11.31)

 Six -Ten

166

7,952

9.24 (7.37, 11.57)

11.21 (9.14, 13.75)

 More than 10

15

789

9.95 (4.98, 19.78)

8.71 (4.15, 18.15)

ANC

    

64.72*

 Yes

197

12,240

4.18 (3.19, 5.48)

11.66 (9.92, 13.70)

 No

613

26,103

12.05 (10.81, 13.43)

10.89 (9.72, 12.21)

Vaccinated TT- during

    

67.42*

 Yes

93

8,071

3.67 (2.57, 5.25)

7.72 (6.03, 9.87)

 No

717

30,272

11.10 (9.99, 12.33)

12.04 (10.88, 13.31)

  1.  + : others include students, retired, PL: Pregnancy loss, Chi.2 Chi-square value
  2. *: p-value < 0.05