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

Table 3

Preexisting medical disorder and physical and lifestyle characteristics of mothers who gave birth in Silte Zone Public Hospitals, Southern Ethiopia (2019/20).

Variables	Category	Case ( and %)	Control ( and %)
HIV testing	Yes	80 (87.9)	250 (91.2)
	No	11 (12.1)	24 (8.8)
HIV status	Negative	73 (82.4)	236 (94.4)
	Positive	06 (7.6)	14 (5.6)
Hemoglobin testing for anemia	Yes	81 (89)	252 (92)
	No	10 (11)	22 (8)
Hemoglobin level (g/dl)	<11.0	15 (18.5)	30 (11.9)
	≥11.0	66 (81.5)	222 (88.1)
History of UTI	Yes	14 (15.4)	33 (12)
	No	77 (84.6)	241 (88)
History of malaria attack	Yes	09 (9.9)	19 (6.9)
	No	82 (90.1)	255 (93.1)
History of chronic medical illness	Yes	16 (17.6)	30 (10.9)
	No	75 (82.4)	244 (89.1)
Presence of hypertension	Yes	11 (68.8)	21 (70)
	No	5 (31.3)	09 (30)
Presence of diabetes mellitus	Yes	06 (37.5)	10 (33.3)
	No	10 (62.5)	20 (66.7)
Maternal weight (kg)	<50	17 (18.7)	27 (9.9)
	≥50	74 (81.3)	247 (90.1)
Maternal height (cm)	<150	12 (13.2)	20 (7.3)
	≥150	79 (86.8)	254 (92.7)
Maternal MUAC (cm)	<23	60 (65.9)	166 (60.6)
	≥23	31 (34.1)	108 (39.4)
History of alcohol intake	Yes	04 (4.4)	06 (2.2)
	No	87 (95.6)	268 (97.8)
History of chat chewing	Yes	10 (11)	37 (13.5)
	No	81 (89)	237 (86.5)
History of taking medication	Yes	10 (11)	25 (9.1)
	No	81 (89)	249 (90.9)
History of work loaded	Yes	49 (53.8)	140 (51.1)
	No	42 (46.2)	134 (8.9)