Research Article
Stillbirths in Rural Hospitals in The Gambia: A Cross-Sectional Retrospective Study
Table 2
Maternal demographic and obstetric factors associated with fresh stillbirth (FSB) (%).
| | Profile | FSB (%) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjustedaa OR (95% CI) |
| | Age (years) | | | |
| | 20 | 54.1 | 0.72(0.39–1.32) | 0.76(0.27–2.15) | | 20–34 | 62.1 | 1.32(0.58–3.01) | 1.91(0.42–8.41) | | 35 | 47.2 | 1 | 1 |
| | Parity | | | |
| | 0 | 59.7 | 1.24(0.64–2.40) | 1.08(0.37–3.12) | | 1–3 | 54.5 | 1 | 1 | | ≥4 | 58.5 | 1.05(0.57–1.94) | 0.48(0.15–1.48) |
| | Recruiting hospital | | | |
| | Bansang | 49.6 | 1 | 1 | | AFPRC | 67.9 | 2.15(1.26–3.66)** | 1.42(0.66–3.01) |
| | Residence | | | |
| | PHC Village | 56.5 | 1 | 1 | | Non-PHC Village | 58.9 | 1.11(0.66–1.85) | 0.78(0.38–1.58) |
| | Antepartum admission | | | |
| | Yes | 52.8 | 0.65(0.39–1.10) | 0.80(0.30–2.10) | | No | 63.2 | 1 | 1 |
| | Timing of complication | | | |
| | Antepartum | 50.4 | 1 | 1 | | Intrapartum | 78.4 | 3.57(1.52–8.40)** | 3.14(1.01–9.76)** |
| | Partograph used | | | |
| | No | 58.3 | 1.10(0.59–2.06) | 1.73(0.70–4.30) | | Yes | 56.0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Mode of delivery | | | |
| | Spontaneous vaginalBreech/others | 55.5 | 1 | 1 | | Breech/others | 64.7 | 1.43(0.40–5.18) | 1.23(0.42–3.57 | | Caesarean Section | 72.4 | 2.15(0.91–5.11) | 1.32(0.32–5.45) |
| | Birth weight (grms) | | | |
| | 2500 | 48.2 | 1 | | | 2500 | 67.7 | 2.15(1.27–3.63)** | 1.67(0.81–3.44) |
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aaAdjusted for all variables listed in the table. -value .05.
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