Research Article
Risk Factors for Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injuries among Women Delivering at a Tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Uganda
Table 1
Baseline sociodemographic characteristics of study participants by case status.
| | Characteristic | Overall (N = 240) | Cases (N = 80) | Controls (N = 160) | value | | n/N (%) | n/N (%) | n/N (%) |
| | Age, years, mean (SD) | 24.9 (±5.4) | 23.3 (±3.6) | 25.7 (±5.9) | 0.001 | | Age category (years) | | | | | | ≤ 25 | 148 (61.7) | 60 (75.0) | 85 (55.0) | | | >25 | 92 (38.3) | 20 (25.0) | 72 (45.0) | 0.003 | | Occupation | | | | 0.649 | | Housewife | 93 (38.8) | 32 (40.0) | 61 (38.13) | | | Business woman | 69 (28.75) | 20 (25.0) | 49 (30.63) | | | Other occupation | 78 (32.5) | 28 (35.0) | 50 (31.25) | | | Education category | | | | 0.138 | | None | 9 (3.8) | 1 (1.25) | 8 (5.00) | | | Primary | 115 (47.9) | 35 (40.7) | 80 (52.0) | | | Secondary | 93 (38.8) | 38 (47.5) | 55 (34.4) | | | Tertiary | 23 (9.6) | 8 (10.0) | 15 (9.4) | | | Marital status | | | | 0.248 | | Single | 20 (8.3) | 9 (11.5) | 11 (6.88) | | | Married | 220 (91.7) | 71 (88.75) | 149 (93.13) | | | Religion | | | | 0.267 | | Catholic | 90 (37.5) | 34 (42.5) | 56 (35.0) | | | Protestant | 104 (43.3) | 35 (43.13) | 69 (43.13) | | | Others | 35 (21.88) | 11 (13.75) | 46 (19.17) | | | Tribe | | | | 0.244 | | Munyakole | 181 (75.4) | 64 (80.0) | 117 (73.13) | | | Others | 59 (24.6) | 16 (20.0) | 43 (26.8) | | | Income in Ugx (N = 227) | | | | 0.001 | | 50.000 or less | 159 (70.0) | 76 (95.0) | 83 (56.46) | | | More than 50.000 | 68 (30.0) | 4 (5.0) | 64 (43.54) | | | Referred, yes | 78 (32.6) | 29 (36.76) | 49 (30.63) | 0.345 | | Body mass index, kg/m2, mean (SD) | 25.2 (±3.7) | 25.0 (±3.2) | 25.3 (±4.0) | 0.567 | | Body mass index, kg/m2 (N = 235) | | | | 0.593 | | Below 25 | 126 (53.6) | 44 (55.0) | 82 (52.9) | | | 25–29.9 | 86 (36.6) | 30 (37.5) | 56 (36.13) | | | 30 and above | 23 (9.8) | 6 (7.50) | 13 (10.97) | |
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SD = standard deviation; k = 1,000 shillings; Ugx = Ugandan shillings.
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