Research Article

Study of Electrolyte Changes in Patients with Prolonged Labour in Ikot Ekpene, a Rural Community in Niger Delta Region of Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of cases of prolonged labour and controls.

VariableCases (%)Control (%)All (%) value
95 (100)105 (100)200 (100)

Age (years)
 13–1944 (46.3)12 (11.4)56 (28.0)11.7810.20
 20–3030 (31.6)62 (59.0)92 (46.0)
 31–4017 (17.9)24 (22.9)41 (20.5)
 41–504 (4.2)5 (4.7)5 (2.5)
Educational status
 None/primary73 (78.0)27 (25.7)102 (51.0)0.0560.812
 Above primary 11 (22.0)78 (74.3)97 (49.0)