Table 2 Association of some demographic variables with preterm delivery before 37 weeks in singleton pregnancies (N = 371)
Variable | N | Preterm birth (n = 188) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | cOR (95% CI)a | Pb | ||
Woman age (years) | ||||
≤ 19 | 55 | 36 (65.5) | 2.12 (1.15 to 3.90) | 0.015 |
20-34 | 246 | 116 (47.2) | Reference | |
≥ 35 | 70 | 36 (51.4) | 1.20 (0.70 to 2.02) | 0.528 |
Woman education | ||||
Primary | 65 | 34 (52.3) | 1.04 (0.64 to 1.70) | 0.862 |
Secondary/diploma | 214 | 107 (50.0) | Reference | |
Academic | 92 | 47 (51.1) | 1.10 (0.63 to 1.91) | 0.745 |
Woman employment | ||||
Employed | 68 | 33 (48.5) | Reference | |
Unemployed | 303 | 155 (51.2) | 1.11 (0.65 to 1.88) | 0.696 |
Household income | ||||
Sufficient/Partly Sufficient | 296 | 149 (50.3) | Reference | |
Insufficient | 75 | 39 (52.0) | 1.07 (0.64 to 1.77) | 0.797 |
Living location | ||||
Urban | 272 | 135 (49.6) | Reference | |
Rural | 99 | 53 (53.5) | 1.17 (0.73 to 1.85) | 0.506 |