Predictors of Perinatal Mortality Associated with Placenta Previa and Placental Abruption: An Experience from a Low Income Country

Table 4

Univariate analysis on perinatal mortality in relation to selected demographic and obstetric factors among women with antepartum haemorrhage (APH), 2006–2011, Hawassa University Hospital, Ethiopia.

Variable	Total APH* (𝑁=432)	Perinatal deaths (𝑁=214)	𝑃 value
Mothers’ age in years
<20	24	6 (25.0)
20–34	321	166 (51.7)	0.04
35+	87	42 (48.3)
Mothers’ residence
Urban	163	69 (42.3)
Rural	269	145 (53.9)	0.02
Distance traveled in km
<50	178	66 (37.1)
≥50	254	148 (58.3)	<0.0001
Antenatal care
Yes	283	124 (43.8)
No	149	90 (60.4)	0.001
Parity
0	87	31 (35.6)
I–IV	204	104 (51.0)	0.04
V+	141	79 (56.0)
Gestational age in weeks
28–33	84	60 (71.4)
34–36	127	52 (40.9)	<0.0001
37+	221	102 (46.2)
Maternal anaemia on admission
Severe	113	104 (92.0)
Moderate	121	52 (43.0)	<0.0001
Mild	91	27 (30.0)
No anaemia	107	31 (29.0)
Fetal weight (gm)
1000–1499	45	36 (80.0)
1500–2499	117	66 (56.4)	<0.0001
2500–3999	258	112 (43.4)
4000+	12	0

∗Placenta previa + placental abruption; APH: antepartum haemorrhage.