Research Article
Obstetric Correlates of Maternal Falls in Southern Nigeria
Table 3
Relationship between the demographic and obstetric characteristics of the women and the number of falls.
| | Variables | Categories | Number of falls in pregnancy | p value | | 0 | 1 – 2 | ≥ 3 | | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| | Age group (years) | < 30 | 367 (44.1) | 97 (38.6) | 9 (33.3) | 0.189 | | | ≥ 30 | 465 (55.9) | 154 (61.4) | 18 (66.7) | |
| | Residence | Rural | 305 (36.7) | 102 (40.6) | 10 (37) | | | | Urban | 527 (63.3) | 149 (59.4) | 17 (63) | |
| | Marital Status | Single | 35 (4.2) | 4 (1.6) | 1 (3.7) | 0.150 | | | Married | 797 (95.8) | 247 (98.4) | 26 (96.3) | |
| | Educational level | No formal | 7 (0.8) | 2 (0.8) | 0 (0) | 0.770 | | | Primary | 25 (3) | 5 (2) | 1 (3.7) | | | | Secondary | 230 (27.6) | 70 (27.9) | 11 (40.7) | | | | Tertiary | 570 (68.5) | 174 (69.3) | 15 (55.6) | |
| | Monthly income | < $150 | 333 (40) | 109 (43.4) | 11 (40.7) | 0.597 | | | $150 – $199 | 311 (37.4) | 76 (30.3) | 9 (33.3) | | | | $200 – $249 | 91 (10.9) | 38 (15.1) | 4 (14.8) | | | | $250 – $299 | 39 (4.7) | 11 (4.4) | 1 (3.7) | | | | ≥ $300 | 58 (7) | 17 (6.8) | 2 (7.4) | |
| | Social class | I | 125 (15) | 43 (17.1) | 3 (11.1) | 0.537 | | | II | 234 (28.1) | 66 (26.3) | 3 (11.1) | | | | III | 269 (32.2) | 78 (31.1) | 10 (37) | | | | IV | 190 (22.8) | 59 (23.5) | 10 (37) | | | | V | 14 (1.7) | 5 (2) | 1 (3.7) | |
| | Pregnancy wanted | Yes | 726 (87.3) | 209 (83.3) | 21 (77.8) | 0.123 | | | No | 106 (12.7) | 42 (16.7) | 6 (22.2) | |
| | Alcohol use | No | 776 (93.3) | 238 (94.8) | 25 (92.6) | 0.663 | | | Yes | 56 (6.7) | 13 (5.2) | 2 (7.4) | |
| | Age at delivery (weeks) | ≤ 40 | 779 (93.6) | 224 (89.2) | 25 (92.6) | 0.066 | | | Above 40 | 53 (6.4) | 27 (10.8) | 2 (7.4) | |
| | Birthweight | < 4,000 | 725 (87.1) | 218 (86.9) | 19 (70.4) | 0.041 | | | ≥ 4,000 | 107 (12.9) | 33 (13.1) | 8 (29.6) | |
| | Sex of the baby | Male | 409 (49.2) | 124 (49.4) | 14 (51.9) | 0.962 | | | Female | 423 (50.8) | 127 (50.6) | 13 (48.1) | |
| | Baby cried at birth | Yes | 818 (98.3) | 245 (97.6) | 26 (96.3) | 0.604 | | | No | 14 (1.7) | 6 (2.4) | 1 (3.7) | |
| | Parity distribution | 1 (primiparous) | 318 (38.2) | 81 (32.3) | 5 (18.5) | 0.034 | | | ≥ 2 (multiparous) | 514 (61.8) | 170 (67.7) | 22 (81.5) | |
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Chi-square test was employed; significant at p < 0.05. |
