Table 2 Obstetrics characteristics of cases and controls of the mothers, EDHS, 2016 (n = 280)
Variables | Category | Cases (n = 70) Freq (%) | Controls (n = 210) Freq (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Place of delivery | Home | 17 (58.6) | 61 (62.9) |
Health facilities | 12 (41.4) | 36 (37.1) | |
ANC follow up | No ANC visit | 8 (27.6) | 24 (24.7) |
One | 1 (3.4) | 8 (8.2) | |
Two | 1 (3.4) | 8 (8.2) | |
Equal or greater Three | 19 (65.5) | 57 (58.8) | |
Size of child at birth | |||
Very large | 9 (18) | 8 (21.6) | |
Larger than average | 8 (16) | 7 (18.9) | |
Average | 20 (40) | 12 (32.4) | |
Smaller than average | 5 (10) | 5 (13.5) | |
Very small | 7 (14) | 5 (13.5) | |
Don't know | 1 (2.0) | 0 (0) | |
Postnatal check up | |||
No | 28 (96.6) | 84 (86.6) | |
Yes | 1 (3.4) | 13 (13.4) | |
Height (Cm) | |||
Less than 150 | 10 (14.3%) | 25 (11.9) | |
Equal or greater than 150 | 60 (85.7) | 185 (88.1) | |
Preceding birth interval (months) | |||
< 24 | 15 (31.3) | 25 (23.6) | |
Equal or greater than 24 | 33 (68.8) | 81 (76.4) | |
Ever had a terminated pregnancy | |||
No | 56 (80.0) | 190 (90.5) | |
Yes | 14 (20.0) | 20 (9.5) |