Incidence of Adverse Perinatal Outcomes among Women Exposed to Maternal Near-Misses in Arsi Zone in Ethiopia: Prospective Cohort Study in 2022

Table 2

The magnitude of poor perinatal outcomes among exposed and nonexposed women at Arsi Zone public hospitals in Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables of interest	Women lacking near-miss events ()		Women having near-miss events ()		value	95% CI (OR)
		%		%
Adverse perinatal outcomes	34	16	63	56	0.001	6.81 (4.0–11.5)
Stillbirth	1	0.5	25	22	0.001	9.5 (6.6–13.2)
Low birth weight	6	3	15	13	0.001	6.4 (4.0–9.7)
Birth asphyxia	23	11	10	9	0.605	1.23 (0.6–2.7)
Preterm birth	4	2	13	12	0.001	5.2 (3.1–8.2)

Bold: value < 0.05.