Table 2 Maternal obstetric, medical and newborn-related conditions in Eastern Ethiopia, 2022(N = 177)
From: Determinants of neural tube defects among newborns in public referral hospitals in Eastern Ethiopia
Variables | Category | Cases (N = 59) | Controls (N = 118) | X2 (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | |||
Gravidity | Prim Gravida | 3 (5.1) | 5 (4.2) | 0.934 (0.85) |
Multigravida | 33 (55.9) | 69 (58.5) | ||
Grand multipara | 23 (39) | 44 (37.3) | ||
Parity | Prim para | 10 (17) | 15 (12.7) | 0.581(0.84) |
Multipara | 37 (62.7) | 83 (70.3) | ||
Grand multipara | 12 (20.3) | 20 (17) | Â | |
Planned pregnancy | Yes | 43 (72.9) | 92 (78) | 0.453(0.454) |
No | 16 (27.1) | 26 (22) | ||
ANC visits | No visits | 18 (30.5) | 20 (16.5) | 0.008 (0.003) |
1–2 visits | 33 (55.9) | 58 (49.2) | ||
3–4 visits | 8 (13.6) | 40 (33.9) | ||
Folic Acid supplementation | Yes | 11(18.6) | 31(26.3) | 0.26 (0.26) |
No | 48 (81.4) | 87 (73.7) | ||
Mode of delivery | SVD | 54 (91.5) | 110 (93.2) | 0.77 (0.48) |
C-section | 3 (5.1) | 6 (5.1) | ||
Instrumental | 2 (3.4) | 2 (1.7) | ||
Onset of labor | Induced | 5 (8.5) | 8 (6.8) | 0.684 (0.684) |
Spontaneous | 54 (91.5) | 110 (93.2) | ||
Previous adverse birth outcomes | Yes | 10 (16.9) | 13 (11) | 0.26 (0.27) |
No | 49 (83.1) | 105 (89) | ||
Medical problems during pregnancy | Yes | 9 (15.3) | 11 (9.3) | 0.24 (0.244) |
No | 50 (84.7) | 107 (90.7) |