Research Article

Prevalence and Factors Associated with Hydatidiform Mole among Patients Undergoing Uterine Evacuation at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses for factors associated with hydatiform mole.

VariableNo CM, n (%)CM, n (%)cOR (95% CI) valueaOR (95% CI) value

Age categories (years)0.00130.0053
 <2566 (98.5)1 (1.5)1.01.0
 25–3465 (97.0)2 (3.0)2.0 (0.18–22.95)1.5 (0.13–17.43)
 ≥3533 (80.5)8 (19.5)16 (1.92–133.36)13.5 (1.46–125.31)
Previous abortion0.051
 Yes37 (84.1)7 (15.9)6.3 (1.75–22.65)0.00414.3 (1.00–18.57)
 No133 (97.1)4 (2.9)1.01.0
Gestational age0.17180.042
 1st trimester75 (97.4)2 (2.6)1.01.0
 2nd trimester81 (91.0)8 (8.9)3.7 (0.76–18.00)6.2 (1.07–36.14)
Monthly income status0.0243
 <100k80 (89.9)9 (10.1)6.9 (0.85–55.63)
 >100k61 (98.4)1 (1.6)1.0
Parity0.0916
 Nulliparous49 (98.0)1 (2.0)1.0
 Primiparous31 (96.9)1 (3.1)1.6 (0.09–26.20)
 Multiparous70 (93.3)5 (6.7)3.5 (0.40–30.89)
 Grand multiparous19 (82.6)4 (17.4)10.3 (1.08–98.31)
Maternal blood group/rhesus status
 A+NA
  Yes31 (88.6)4 (11.4)2.6 (0.71–9.30)
  No139 (95.2)7 (4.8)1.0
 A−0.1888
  Yes4 (100.0)0 (0.0)NA
  No166 (93.8)11 (6.2)1.0
 B+NA
  Yes32 (88.9)4 (11.1)2.5 (0.68–8.93)
  No138 (95.2)7 (4.8)1.0
 B−NA
  Yes2 (100.0)0 (0.0)NA
  No168 (93.8)11 (6.1)1.0
 AB+0.0867
  Yes4 (100.0)0 (0.0)NA
  No166 (93.8)11 (6.2)1.0
 O+NA
  Yes91 (96.8)3 (3.2)0.32 (0.83–1.27)
  No79 (90.8)8 (9.2)1.0
 O−0.1590
  Yes3 (100.0)0 (0.0)NA
  No167 (93.8)11 (6.2)1.0
History of contraceptive use of oral pillsNA
 Yes19 (86.4)3 (13.6)2.98 (0.73–12.21)
 No151 (94.9)8 (5.0)1.0
Progesterone only pills0.8406
 Yes6 (100.0)0 (0.0)NA
 No164 (93.7)11 (6.3)1.0
Injectaplan0.6218
 Yes72 (93.5)5 (6.5)1.1 (0.33–3.86)
 No98 (94.2)6 (5.8)1.0
NorplantNA
 Yes24 (96.0)1 (4.0)0.6 (0.74–4.97)
 No146 (93.6)10 (6.4).1.0
IUDNA
 Yes1 (100.0)0 (0.0)NA
 No169 (93)11 (6.1)

CM, complete mole; cOR, crude odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; aOR, adjusted odds.