Predictors of Perinatal Mortality Associated with Placenta Previa and Placental Abruption: An Experience from a Low Income Country
Table 5
Binary logistic regression on predictors of perinatal mortality in women with placenta previa and placental abruption, 2006–2011, Hawassa University Hospital, Ethiopia.
Variable
Crude
Adjusted**
value
OR (95% CI)
value
OR (95% CI)
Long distance traveled*
0.002
0.8 (0.63, 0.90)
0.31
1.0 (0.99, 1.01)
Lengthy delay before arrival*
0.005
1.01 (1.00, 1.02)
0.003
1.01 (1.005, 1.02)
Low gestational age*
<0.0001
1.1 (1.08, 1.22)
<0.0001
1.4 (1.16, 1.65)
No antenatal care
0.008
0.6 (0.39, 0.87)
0.07
0.34 (0.11, 1.09)
Low blood pressure*
<0.0001
1.02 (1.01, 1.03)
0.94
1.0 (0.98, 1.02)
Anaemia*
<0.0001
1.5 (1.41, 1.68)
<0.0001
1.9 (1.42, 2.59)
Male fetal sex
0.009
1.7 (1.14, 2.51)
<0.0001
11.8 (3.13, 44.25)
Vaginal delivery
<0.0001
1.4 (1.16, 1.58)
<0.0001
2.5 (1.55, 3.97)
Continuous; all others are dichotomous. Adjusted for all variables in this table; other variables like maternal age, parity, and residence did not show significant association in the crude odds ratio.
