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Table 5 Adjusted Odds Ratio (each variable adjusted for the rest in one model*) and 95% Confidence Interval of causes of maternal mortality according to age group, educational level, regional difference and marital status of 602 women in the reproductive age 15-49 years

From: Distribution of causes of maternal mortality among different socio-demographic groups in Ghana; a descriptive study

Variables

Haemorrhage (Ante partum and Postpartum)

OR (95%CI)

Other Infectious Diseases

OR (95%CI)

Abortion(Medical, Attempted, failed, other, unspecified)

OR (95%CI)

Miscellaneous

OR(95%CI)

Other non-Infectious diseases

OR(95%CI)

Age group(years)

     

12-14*

-

-

μ

-

-

15-19

0.9(0.3-2.3)

0.9(0.4-2.2)

0.8(0.4-1.9)

1.4(0.5-3.9)

0.9(0.4-2.3)

20-24

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

25-29

1.3(0.7-2.4)

0.6(0.3-1.2)

0.4(0.2-0.9)

1.3(0.6-3.1)

1.4(0.7-2.7)

30-34

1.7(0.9-3.2)

0.5(0.2-1.1)

0.7(0.3-1.4)

1.8(0.8-4.2)

0.5(0.2-1.2)

35-39

2.6(1.4-4.9)

0.4(0.2-0.9)

0.3(0.1-0.7)

2.1(0.9-4.8)

0.7(0.3-1.5)

40-44

1.2(0.5-2.8)

0.3(0.1-1.0)

0.8(0.3-2.1)

3.7(1.5-9.2)

0.6(0.2-1.7)

45-49

0.7(0.1-3.5)

-

2.6(0.8-8.8)

0.8(0.1-6.3)

1.0(0.2-4.7)

Educational level

     

Never Attended

1.2(0.3-4.6)

2.3(0.3-18.9)

0.8(0.1-7.0)

1.1(0.2-5.7)

0.9(0.2-4.6)

Basic Education

1.1(0.3-4.3)

1.4(0.2-11.1

0.9(0.1-7.8)

1.2(0.2-5.8)

0.5(0.1-2.6)

Senior High Sch.

1.0(0.2-4.3)

1.5(0.2-13.4)

1.7(0.2-15.7)

1.2(0.2-6.9)

0.6(0.1-3.3)

Tertiary/Higher

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

Residence

     

Urban

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

Rural

1.3(0.8-2.1)

0.9(0.5-1.5)

1.3(0.7-2.2)

0.9(0.6-1.6)

1.1(0.6-1.8)

Marital Status

     

Single

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

1(Ref.)

Married

2.7(1.2-5.7)

2.0(0.9-4.5)

0.2(0.1-0.4)

0.8(0.4-1.6)

0.9(0.5-1.9)

  1. * Age (adjusted for education, regional difference and marital status)
  2. * Education (adjusted for age, regional difference and marital status)
  3. * Residence (adjusted for age, education and marital status)
  4. * Marital status (adjusted for age, education and regional difference)
  5. μ: the age group 12-14years were left out because there was not enough data (only 2cases) to be included in the model for logistic regression analysis.