Predictors of Preterm Birth among Mothers Who Gave Birth in Silte Zone Public Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia

Table 2

Obstetric and gynecologic characteristics of mothers who gave birth in Silte Zone Public Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia (2019/20).

Variables	Category	Case ( and %)	Control ( and %)
Gravidity	Primigravida	21 (23.1)	64 (23.4)
	Multigravida	70 (76.9)	210 (76.6)
Parity	Primipara	23 (25.3)	70 (25.5)
	Multipara	68 (74.7)	204 (74.5)
History of preterm birth	Yes	33 (47.1)	27 (12.9)
	No	37 (52.9)	183 (87.1)
History of stillbirth	Yes	06 (8.6)	14 (6.7)
	No	64 (91.4)	196 (93.3)
History of abortion	Yes	11 (15.7)	25 (11.9)
	No	59 (84.3)	185 (88.1)
History of congenital anomaly	Yes	6 (8.6)	10 (4.8)
	No	64 (91.4)	200 (95.2)
Interpregnancy interval (in months)	<24	34 (48.6)	30 (14.3)
	≥24	36 (51.4)	180 (85.7)
Previous history of mode of delivery	SVD	52 (74.3)	160 (76.2)
	Assisted	8 (11.4)	27 (12.9)
	CS	10 (14.3)	23 (11)
ANC follow-up in current pregnancy	Yes	81 (89)	263 (96)
	No	10 (11)	11 (4)
ANC visit (in number of visit)	<4	45 (55.6)	90 (34.2)
	≥4	36 (44.4)	173 (65.8)
Iron-folate supplementation in current pregnancy	Yes	70 (76.9)	221 (80.7)
	No	21 (23.1)	53 (19.3)
Iron-folate supplementation (in months)	<3	27 (38.6)	77 (34.8)
	≥3	43 (61.4)	144 (65.2)
Onset of labor in current pregnancy	Spontaneous	64 (70.3)	209 (76.3)
	Induced	27 (29.7)	65 (23.7)
Mode of delivery in current pregnancy	SVD	57 (62.6)	204 (74.5)
	Assisted	09 (9.9)	32 (11.7)
	CS	25 (27.5)	38 (13.9)
History of obstetric complication in current pregnancy	Yes	54 (59.3)	66 (24.1)
	No	37 (40.7)	208 (75.9)
PIH	Yes	14 (25.9)	15 (22.7)
	No	40 (74.1)	51 (77.3)
APH	Yes	15 (27.8)	18 (27.3%)
	No	39 (72.2)	48 (72.7)
PROM	Yes	24 (44.4)	29 (43.9)
	No	30 (55.6)	37 (56.1)
Poly/oligohydramnios	Yes	11 (20.4)	18 (27.3)
	No	43 (79.6)	48 (72.7)