Research Article

Neonatal and Maternal Complications of Placenta Praevia and Its Risk Factors in Tikur Anbessa Specialized and Gandhi Memorial Hospitals: Unmatched Case-Control Study

Table 4

Maternal complications of cases and controls in Tikur Anbessa Specialized Referral and Gandhi Memorial Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2018.

Maternal complicationsCase ()Control ()Total ()

PPHYes68 (22.4%)7 (2.3%)75 (12.4%)
No235 (77.6%)296 (97.7%)531 (87.6%)

Adherent placentaYes20 (6.6%)0 (0%)20 (3.3%)
No283 (93.4%)303 (100%)586 (96.7%)

Surgical site infectionYes5 (1.7%)5 (1.7%)10 (1.7%)
No298 (98.3%)298 (98.3%)596 (98.3%)

PROMYes16 (5.3%)16 (5.3%)32 (5.3%)
No287 (94.7%)287 (94.7%)574 (94.7%)

HysterectomyYes12 (4%)0 (0%)12 (2%)
No291 (96%)303 (100%)594 (98%)

UTIYes3 (0.5%)0 (0%)3 (1%)
No300 (50%)303 (50)%603 (100%)

AnemiaSevere anemia3 (1%)0 (0%)3 (0.5%)
Moderate anemia91 (30%)7 (2.3%)98 (16.2%)
No anemia209 (69%)296 (97.7%)505 (83.3%)

Blood transfusion1-3 units104 (34.3%)14 (4.6%)118 (19.5%)
≥418 (5.9%)0 (0%)18 (3%)
No transfusion181 (59.7%)289 (95.4%)470 (77.6%)

Hospital stay<14 days188 (62%)303 (100%)491 (81%)
≥14 days115 (38%)0 (0%)11519.0%