Factors Associated with Maternal Near Miss among Women Admitted in West Arsi Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study
Table 3
Preexisting chronic medical disorders and maternal obstetric health care delays among women admitted in Western Arsi zone public hospitals, Ethiopia, 2020.
Characteristics
Cases ()
Controls ()
Total ()
Chi-square
value
Referral status
Health facility referred
32 (40.0)
69 (28.6)
101 (31.5)
3.600
0.058
Self-referred from home
48 (60.0)
172 (71.4)
220 (68.5)
Means of transportation
Ambulance
32 (40.0)
73 (30.3)
105 (32.7)
2.573
0.109
Other than ambulance
48 (60.0)
168 (69.7)
216 (67.3)
First delay
Yes
44 (55.0)
30 (12.4)
74 (23.1)
61.308
<0.001
No
36 (45.0)
211 (87.6)
247 (76.9)
Second delay
Yes
24 (30.0)
56 (23.2)
80 (24.9)
1.468
0.226
No
56 (70.0)
185 (76.8)
241 (75.1)
Third delay
Yes
21 (26.2)
54 (22.4)
75 (23.4)
0.495
0.481
No
59 (73.8)
187 (77.6)
246 (76.6)
Previous chronic hypertension
Yes
16 (20.0)
26 (10.8)
42 (13.1)
4.482
0.034
No
64 (80.0)
215 (89.2)
279 (86.9)
Previous anemia
Yes
22 (27.5)
40 (16.6)
62 (19.3)
4.581
0.032
No
58 (72.5)
201(83.4)
259 (80.7)
HIV positive
Yes
9 (11.2)
12 (5.0)
21 (6.5)
3.863
0.049
No
71 (88.8)
229 (95.0)
300 (93.5)
History of maternal cardiac disease
Yes
12 (15.0)
15 (6.2)
27 (8.4)
6.005
0.014
No
68 (85.0)
226 (93.8)
294 (91.6)
History of diabetic mellitus
Yes
9 (11.2)
17 (7.1)
26 (8.1)
1.421
0.233
No
71 (88.8)
224 (92.9)
295 (91.9)
At least one preexisting medical problem
Yes
41 (51.2)
79 (32.8)
120 (37.4)
8.753
0.003
No
39 (48.8)
162 (67.2)
201 (62.6)
Other than ambulance includes public transport, private transport, on the walk, and carried by men.
