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

Table 1

Selected variable distribution among exposed and nonexposed women at Arsi Zone public hospitals in Ethiopia, 2022.

Variables	Categories	Exposed group		Nonexposed group		Chi-square test
			%		%
Place of residence	Rural	39	35	122	57	0.001
	Urban	73	65	92	43
Marital status	Married	110	98	205	96
	Unmarried	2	2	9	4	0.855
Educational level	Illiterate	11	10	32	15
	Primary	58	52	59	28	0.049
	Secondary	36	32	84	39
	Tertiary	7	6	39	18
Interpregnancy interval	<24 months	58	66	69	49	0.135
	>24 months	30	34	72	51
Received ANC	Yes	100	89	204	95
	No	12	11	10	5	0.039
Number of ANC contacts received	<4	24	24	122	60	0.001
	≥4	76	76	82	40
Delay in seeking care	Yes	70	63	179	84	0.001
	No	42	37	35	16
Delay in arrival at hospital	>1 hr	66	59	66	31	0.001
	<1 hr	46	41	148	69
Delay in getting treatment	<30 minutes	102	91	206	96
	>30 minutes	10	9	8	4	0.001
Mode of transport	Ambulance	71	63	82	38
	Others	41	37	132	62	0.001
Mode of delivery	SVD	40	38	133	62
	Others	65	62	81	38	0.001
Length of hospital stay in days	<5 days	81	72	206	96
	>5 days	31	28	8	4	0.001

Bold: value < 0.05.