Adverse Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes of Meconium-Stained Amniotic Fluid in Term Labor at Hospitals in South Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Prospective Cohort Study

Table 1

Background characteristics of laboring mothers.

Characteristics	MSAF (); (%)	CAF (); (%)	Chi-square ( value)
Age (in year)			11.881 (0.008)
≤20	20 (13.8%)	39 (9%)
21-25	64 (44.1%)	241 (55.4%)
26-30	38 (26.2%)	70 (16.1%)
>30	23 (15.9%)	85 (19.5%)
Residency
Urban	100 (69%)	289 (66.4%)	1.112 (0.575)
Rural	45 (31%)	146 (33.6%)
Educational status			1.104 (0.766)
Nonformal education	4 (2.8%)	12 (2.8%)
Primary	77 (53.1%)	251 (57.7%)
Secondary	37 (25.5%)	95 (21.8%)
College and above	27 (18.6%)	77 (17.7%)
Occupation			2.880 (0.41)
Housewife	84 (57.9%)	263 (60.5%)
Merchant	41 (28.3%)	96 (22.1%)
Civil servant	11 (7.6%)	45 (10.3%)
Farmer	9 (6.2%)	31 (7.1%)