Table 2 Lifestyle and medical related characteristics of mothers who gave birth through induced and spontaneous labor in public hospitals of Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2022
Variables | Induced labor (n = 260) | Spontaneous labor (n = 528) | Total (n = 788) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | Frequency (%) | χ2,Asymptotic Significance (2-sided) | ||
Prenatal substance use | Yes | 54(45.8%) | 64(54.2%) | 118 (15%) | 0.001 |
No | 206(30.7%) | 464(69.3%) | 670 (85%) | ||
Chronic disease | Yes | 28(51.9%) | 26(48.1%) | 54(6.9%) | < 0.001 |
No | 232(31.6%) | 502(68.4%) | 734(93.1%) | ||
Types of pre-existing chronic diseaseR | Pre-gestational Diabetes mellitus | 7(87.5%) | 1(12.5%) | 8 (1%) | < 0.001 |
Chronic hypertension | 8 (80%) | 2(20%) | 10(1.3%) | ||
Anemia | 3(50%) | 3(50%) | 6(0.8%) | ||
Others* | 10(33.3%) | 20(66.7%) | 30(3.8%) | ||
History of malarial infection | Yes | 79(37.3%) | 133(62.7%) | 212(26.9%) | 0.122 |
No | 181(31.4%) | 395(68.6%) | 576(73.1%) | ||