Research Article
Obstetric Correlates of Maternal Falls in Southern Nigeria
Table 1
The demographic and obstetric characteristics of the respondents.
| | Variables | Categories | No Fall | Fall | p value | | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Age group (years) | < 30 | 370 (44.5) | 103 (37.1) | 0.030 | | | ≥ 30 | 462 (55.5) | 175 (62.9) | |
| | Residence | Rural | 306 (36.8) | 111 (39.9) | 0.348 | | | Urban | 526 (63.2) | 167 (60.1) | |
| | Marital Status | Single | 35 (4.2) | 5 (1.8) | 0.062 | | | Married | 797 (95.8) | 273 (98.2) | |
| | Educational level | No formal | 7 (0.8) | 2 (0.7) | 0.968 | | | Primary | 24 (2.9) | 7 (2.5) | | | | Secondary | 235 (28.2) | 76 (27.3) | | | | Tertiary | 566 (68) | 193 (69.4) | |
| | Monthly income | < $150 | 333 (40) | 120 (43.2) | 0.075 | | | $150 – $199 | 315 (37.9) | 81 (29.1) | | | | $200 – $249 | 91 (10.9) | 42 (15.1) | | | | $250 – $299 | 38 (4.6) | 13 (4.7) | | | | ≥ $300 | 55 (6.6) | 22 (7.9) | |
| | Social class | I | 124 (14.9) | 47 (16.9) | 0.837 | | | II | 233 (28) | 70 (25.2) | | | | III | 268 (32.2) | 89 (32) | | | | IV | 193 (23.2) | 66 (23.7) | | | | V | 14 (1.7) | 6 (2.2) | |
| | Pregnancy wanted | Yes | 727 (76) | 229 (24) | 0.037 | | | No | 105 (68.2) | 49 (31.8) | |
| | Alcohol use | No | 775 (93.1) | 264 (95) | 0.284 | | | Yes | 57 (6.9) | 14 (5) | |
| | Age at delivery (weeks) | ≤ 40 | 779 (93.6) | 249 (89.6) | 0.025 | | | Above 40 | 53 (6.4) | 29 (10.4) | |
| | Birthweight (grammes) | Mean ± SD | 3319±580 | 3290±574 | 0.480 |
| | Birthweight | < 4,000 | 722 (86.8) | 240 (86.3) | 0.849 | | | ≥ 4,000 | 110 (13.2) | 38 (13.7) | |
| | Sex of the baby | Male | 411 (49.4) | 136 (48.9) | 0.890 | | | Female | 421 (50.6) | 142 (51.1) | |
| | Baby cried at birth | Yes | 818 (98.3) | 271 (97.5) | 0.376 | | | No | 14 (1.7) | 7 (2.5) | |
| | Parity distribution | 1 (primiparous) | 323 (38.8) | 81 (29.1) | 0.004 | | | ≥ 2 (multiparous) | 509 (61.2) | 197 (70.9) | |
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Chi-square test was employed; significant at p < 0.05. |
