Research Article
Frequency, Risk Factors, and Adverse Fetomaternal Outcomes of Placenta Previa in Northern Tanzania
Table 1
Background characteristics of women participating in the study in Northern Tanzania (
,686).
| | Characteristics | Placenta previa
() | No placenta previa
(,416) | Total
() |
| | Age in years, mean (SD) | 29.07 (6.12) | 27.47 (6.05) | 27.48 (6.05) | | Age group (years) | | | | | <20 | 184 (68.2) | 34133 (72.5) | 34317 (72.5) | | 20–34 | 30 (11.1) | 6275 (13.3) | 6305 (13.3) | | ≥35 | 56 (20.74) | 6682 (14.2) | 6738 (14.2) | | Marital status | | | | | Married | 242 (90.0) | 41371 (88.0) | 41613 (88.0) | | Not married | 27 (10.0) | 5657 (12.0) | 5684 (12.0) | | Residence | | | | | Rural | 192 (71.1) | 19799 (42.0) | 19991 (42.3) | | Urban | 69 (25.6) | 25146 (53.4) | 25215 (53.3) | | Semiurban | 9 (3.4) | 2093 (4.5) | 2102 (4.4) | | Antenatal care in this pregnancy | | | | | Yes | 121 (44.8) | 38075 (80.8) | 38196 (80.6) | | No | 149 (55.2) | 9062 (19.2) | 9211 (19.4) |
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SD = standard deviation.
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