Magnitude of Preterm Birth and Its Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study at Butajira Hospital, Southern Nations, Nationalities, and People’s Region, Ethiopia

Table 1

Socio-demographic, obstetric, medical, and fetal characteristics in the Butajira Hospital, 2019.

Variables		Frequency ()	Percent
Age group	<20	32	10.5
	20-34	242	79.6
	≥35 and above	30	9.9
Residency	Urban	208	68.4
	Rural	96	31.6
Marital status	Married	300	98.7
	Single	4	1.3
Gravidity	Primipara	87	28.6
	Multipara	193	63.5
	Grand multipara	24	7.9
Ever had abortion	No	274	90.1
	Yes	30	9.9
History of previous preterm birth	No	253	83.2
	Yes	51	16.8
ANC follow-up	Four or above visits	161	53.0
	Less than four visit	143	47.0
Preeclampsia	No	276	90.8
	Yes	28	9.2
Prerupture of fetal membranes	No	287	94.4
	Yes	17	5.6
Antepartum hemorrhage	No	294	96.7
	Yes	10	3.3
Onset of labor	Spontaneous	296	97.4
	Induction	8	2.6
Mode of delivery	Normal vaginal delivery	242	79.6
	Operative vaginal	28	9.2
	Caesarean delivery	34	11.2
Delivery status	Single	280	92.1
	Multiple	24	7.9
Preterm birth	No	257	84.5
	Yes	47	15.5
Sex of fetus	Female	135	44.4
	Male	169	55.6
Fetal status	Alive	293	96.4
	Still birth	11	3.6
Birth weight of live birth baby ()	Normal birth weight (2.5-4 kg)	266	91.8
	Low birth weight (<2.5 kg)	27	9.2
HIV status	Negative	297	97.7
	Positive	7	2.3
Hemoglobin level (prepartum)		277	91.1
		27	8.9