Predictors of Premature Rupture of Membranes among Pregnant Women in Rural Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study at a Tertiary Teaching Hospital

Table 1

Predictors of PROM at KIU-TH ().

		PROM		UOR (95% CI)		aOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Gravidity	<2	18 (17.1)	87 (82.9)	1.0
	2-4	20 (11.2)	159 (88.8)	0.6 (0.31-1.21)	0.266
	5+	8 (16.0)	42 (84.0)	0.9 (0.37-2.29)	0.957
Parity	<2	28 (14.6)	164 (85.4)	1.0
	2-4	14 (11.6)	107 (88.4)	0.8 (0.39-1.52)	0.447
	5+	4 (19.1)	17 (80.9)	1.4 (0.43-5.00)	0.588
Gestational age (weeks)	<34	11 (23.4)	36 (76.6)	1.0
	34-36	14 (28.0)	36 (72.0)	1.3 (0.51-3.18)	0.605	1.2 (0.47-3.07)	0.66
	37+	21 (8.9)	216 (91.1)	0.3 (0.14-0.72)	0.006	0.3 (0.14-0.71)	0.01
Number of ANC	<4 times	12 (13.5)	71 (85.5)	1.0
	4 or more	34 (14.5)	217 (86.5)	1.1 (0.53-2.20)	0.834
History of preterm labour	Yes	4 (14.8)	23 (85.2)	1.0
	No	42 (13.7)	265 (86.3)	1.0 (0.41-2.33)	0.197
History of caesarian section	Yes	8 (12.70)	55 (87.30)	1.0
	No	38 (14.02)	233 (85.98)	1.1 (0.50-2.54)	0.784
History of UTI	Yes	11 (23.91)	35 (76.09)	1.0
	No	35 (12.15)	253 (87.85)	0.4 (0.21-0.95)	0.035	0.5 (0.22-0.69)	0.038
Number of abortions	None	39 (13.73)	245 (86.27)	1.0
	1-2	5 (10.64)	42 (89.36)	0.7	0.564	0.7 (0.26-1.94)	0.473
	3+	2 (66.67)	1 (33.33)	12.6 (1.11-141.88)	0.041	13.1 (1.12-153.62)	0.05
History of surgical evacuation	Yes	2 (8.33)	22 (91.67)	1.0	0.429
	No	44 (14.19)	266 (85.81)	1.8 (0.41-8.01)
Cervical procedures	Yes	2 (40.00)	3 (60.00)	1.0
	No	44 (13.37)	285 (86.63)	0.2 (0.04-1.43)	0.115

. UOR = unadjusted odds ratio; aOR = adjusted odds ratio; CI = confidence interval;  = significance level.