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Risk of maternal deaths by demographic and pregnancy-related factors among women, rural Tanzania, 1995–96 |
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| Variable |
ANC attendeesa |
Maternal deaths Cases 1b |
ORc (95%CI) |
Maternal deaths Cases 2d |
ORc (95%CI) |
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| Total e |
135 |
45 |
31 |
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| Age |
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| 15–24 years |
65 |
14 |
1.0 |
9 |
1.0 |
| 25–34 years |
56 |
18 |
1.5 (0.7–3.3) |
12 |
1.6 (0.6–4.0) |
| 35–49 years |
14 |
12 |
4.0 (1.5–10.6) |
9 |
4.1 (1.3–12.4) |
| Ward groups f |
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| 1 |
54 |
4 |
1.0 |
3 |
1.0 |
| 2 |
6 |
7 |
18.0 (2.6–123) |
6 |
17.2 (2.1–143) |
| 3 |
27 |
11 |
1.4 (0.3–6.9) |
6 |
1.8 (0.3–10.8) |
| 4 |
38 |
15 |
2.8 (0.7–11.7) |
13 |
3.3 (0.6–17.1) |
| 5 |
5 |
5 |
23.1 (2.0–271) |
1 |
30.1 (1.1- 823) |
| 6 |
5 |
3 |
7.6 (0.8–76.7) |
2 |
4.5 (0.3–69.6) |
| Woman's ethnic affiliation |
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| Iraqw |
111 |
31 |
1.0 |
23 |
1.0 |
| Datoga |
22 |
8 |
1.3 (0.5–3.3) |
5 |
1.2 (0.4–3.7) |
| Other |
2 |
6 |
13.6 (2.5–75.0) |
3 |
7.3 (1.1–50.0) |
| Husband's ethnic affiliation |
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| Iraqw |
95 |
29 |
1.0 |
21 |
1.0 |
| Datoga |
25 |
9 |
1.3 (0.5–3.1) |
8 |
1.6 (0.6–4.2) |
| Other |
4 |
2 |
2.3 (0.4–13.7) |
1 |
1.5 (0.2–14.4) |
| Woman's religious affiliation |
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| Christian |
104 |
27 |
1.0 |
19 |
1.0 |
| Traditional/other |
30 |
18 |
2.1 (1.0–4.5) |
12 |
2.0 (0.8–4.9) |
| Husband's religious affiliation |
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| Christian |
84 |
18 |
1.0 |
11 |
1.0 |
| Traditional/other |
38 |
22 |
2.6 (1.2–5.7) |
19 |
3.6 (1.5–8.7) |
| Woman's education |
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| 1–7 years school |
96 |
24 |
1.0 |
18 |
1.0 |
| No school |
38 |
15 |
1.2 (0.5–2.6) |
12 |
1.3 (0.5–3.1) |
| Husband's education |
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| 1–7 years school |
92 |
20 |
1.0 |
16 |
1.0 |
| No school |
32 |
17 |
2.2 (1.0–5.0) |
12 |
2.0 (0.8–5.1) |
| Parity |
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| Pregnancy 1 |
36 |
10 |
1.5 (0.6–3.9) |
8 |
1.9 (0.6–5.7) |
| Pregnancy 2–4 |
56 |
16 |
1.0 |
10 |
1.0 |
| Pregnancy 5–15 |
43 |
17 |
0.5 (0.2–1.5) |
13 |
0.7 (0.2–2.3) |
| Previous abortions |
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| No abortions |
115 |
41 |
1.0 |
30 |
1.0 |
| 1–3 abortions |
20 |
2 |
0.2 (0.04–1.0) |
1 |
0.2 (0.02–1.2) |
| Previous stillbirths |
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| No stillbirths |
122 |
38 |
1.0 |
26 |
1.0 |
| 1–2 stillbirths |
13 |
5 |
1.1 (0.4–3.3) |
5 |
1.7 (0.5–5.3) |
| Previous perinatal deaths |
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| No perinatal deaths |
110 |
34 |
1.0 |
24 |
1.0 |
| 1–3 perinatal deaths |
25 |
9 |
0.9 (0.4–2.3) |
7 |
1.2 (0.4–3.1) |
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a Antenatal clinic attendees (control group) b Cases 1 – all maternal deaths found in the study c Adjusted for age and ward (place of residence) d Cases 2- all maternal deaths of women who attended any antenatal clinic during last pregnancy e There were various numbers of missing cases and controls in the different groups f Wards grouped according to location: 1 = Haydom (reference), 2 = Dongobesh+Tumati+Bashay; 3 = Basotu+Basodesh; 4 = Maghang+Maretadu; 5 = Laghanga+Getanwas+Hirbadaw; 6 = Yaeda Chini. | |||||
Evjen-Olsen et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:52 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-52 |
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