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Table 3 Pregnancy outcomes and related characteristics of participants in North Showa Zone, Oromia Region Dec. 2012

From: Determinants of perinatal mortality among cohorts of pregnant women in three districts of North Showa zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Community based nested case control study

Variable

Cases(n=73)

Controls(n=146)

Birth Order

  

 First

15(20.5%)

20(13.7%)

 Second

8(11.0%)

20(13.7%)

 Third and higher

50(68.5%)

106(72.6%)

Parity

  

 One

15(20.5%)

20(13.7%)

 Two to five

19(26.0%)

53(36.3%)

 Six and above

39(53.4%)

73(50.0%)

History of abortion

  

 Yes

9(12.3%)

16(11.0%)

 No

64(87.7%)

130(89.0%)

Previous History of neonatal mortality

  

 Yes

28(38.4%)

21(14.4%)

 No

45(61.6%)

125(85.6%)

Type of birth

  

 Singleton

62(84.9%)

135(92.5%)

 Multiple births

11(15.1%)

11(7.5%)

Preterm delivery

  

 Yes

11(15.1%)

7(4.8%)

 No

62(84.9%)

139(95.2%)