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Table 2 Factors associated with severe pre-eclampsia (N = 400)

From: Prevalence and risk factors associated with severe pre-eclampsia among postpartum women in Zanzibar: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Severe pre-eclampsia

X2

P-value

Yes

No

n (%)

n (%)

Age (years)

 15–20

5 (13.5)

32 (86.5)

  

 21–35

74 (24.9)

223 (75.1)

9.26

0.01

 36 and above

26 (39.4)

40 (60.6)

  

Occupation

 House wives

89 (26.8)

283 (73.2)

  

 Self employed

13 (22.8)

44 (77.2)

0.41

0.82

 Employed

3 (27.3)

8 (72.7)

  

Marital status

 Single

2 (16.7)

10 (83.3)

  

 Married

103 (26.5)

285 (73.5)

0.59

0.44

Level of education

 No formal education

4 (13.3)

26 (86.7)

  

 Primary

49 (30.2)

113 (69.8)

4.31

0.23

 Secondary

51 (25.2)

151 (74.8)

  

 Higher education

1 (16.7)

5 (83.3)

  

Residence

 Urban

39 (20.9)

148 (79.1)

  

 Rural

66 (31)

147 (69)

5.28

0.02

Parity

 Primigravida

39 (26)

111 (74.4)

  

 Multipara

35 (25.2)

104 (74.8)

0.25

0.88

 Grand multipara

31 (27.9)

80 (72.1)

  

Pregnancy with a new partner

 Yes

51 (44.3)

64 (55.7)

  

 No

54 (18.9)

231 (81.1)

27.31

< 0.00

Pre-eclampsia in previous pregnancy

 Yes

7 (100)

0 (0)

  

 No

98 (24.9)

295 (75.1)

20.02

< 0.00

Diabetes prior to conception

 Yes

5 (83.3)

1 (16.7)

10.25

0.00

 No

100 (25.4)

294 (74.6)

  

High BP in previous pregnancy

 Yes

14 (82.4)

3 (17.6)

  

 No

91 (23.8)

292 (76.2)

28.87

< 0.00

Having multifetal gestation

 Yes

9 (56.3)

7 (43.7)

  

 No

96 (25)

288 (75)

7.75

0.00

High BP prior conception

 Yes

7 (87.5)

1 (12.5)

  

 No

98 (25)

294 (75)

15.82

< 0.00

Family history of high blood pressure

 Yes

43 (58.9)

30 (41.1)

  

 No

62 (19)

265 (81)

49.18

< 0.00

Household smoking

 Yes

16 (72.7)

6 (27.3)

  

 No

89 (23.5)

289 (76.5)

25.98

< 0.00

Paternal age

  < 45 yrs

79 (23.5)

257 (76.5)

  

  ≥ 45 yrs

26 (40.6)

38 (59.4)

8.13

0.00

Number of abortions

 0–2

101 (29.5)

289 (74.1)

  

 3–10

4 (40)

6 (60)

1.00

0.32

Age of last born

 0–9

10 2 (25.7)

295 (74.3)

  

 10–15

3 (100)

0 (0)

8.49

0.00

ANC Visit

  < 4

57 (25.2)

169 (74.8)

  

  ≥ 4

48 (27.6)

126 (72.4)

0.285

0.59