Research Article

Risk of Selected Fetal Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes at Advanced Maternal Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Distribution of sociodemographic characteristics over grouped maternal age in Debre Markos referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 (NE = 303 and NNe = 604).

CharacteristicsNonexposed group (%)Exposed group (%)

Place of residence
Urban443 (73.3)119 (39.3)
Rural161 (26.66)184 (60.7)

Maternal educational status
No formal education164 (27.2)233 (76.9)
Primary education108 (17.9)25 (8.3)
Secondary education154 (25.5)22 (7.3)
College and above178 (29.5)23 (7.6)

Maternal occupational status
Government employee118 (19.5)20 (6.6)
Self-employed157 (26)43 (14.2)
Housewife288 (47.7)161 (53.1)
Others1a41 (6.8)79 (26.1)

Marital status
Married585 (96.9)293 (96.7)
Others1b19 (3.1)10 (3.3)

Educational status of the husband
No formal education145 (24.8)182 (62.1)
Primary education105 (18)46 (15.7)
Secondary education149 (25.5)30 (10.2)
College and above186 (31.8)35 (12)

Occupational status of the husband
Government employee150 (25.6)45 (15.4)
Farmer165 (28.2)184 (62.8)
Others1c(270) 44.764 (21.8)

Health insurance
Yes169 (28)172 (56.8)
No435 (72)131 (43.2)

NE-total in exposed group, NNe-total in nonexposed group. 1afarmer, un-employed, student 1bsingle, divorced, widowed, separated 1cself-employed, un-employed, student.