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Table 3 Association between use and documentation completion of partograph and incidence of asphyxia

From: Use and completion of partograph during labour is associated with a reduced incidence of birth asphyxia: a retrospective study at a peri-urban setting in Ghana

Variables

Asphyxia

Univariate

Multivariatea

Present (n)

Absent (n)

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Age

 18–23 years

10

40

1.00

 

1.00

 

 24–29 years

18

30

2.72

1.317

2.91 (0.14–6.01)

0.312

 30–35 years

9

51

1.91 (0.12–18.90)

1.061

1.94 (0.98–8.09)

0.197

 36–41 years

3

25

16.5 (3.54–45.49)

0.081

5.14 (1.01–21.8)

0.091

 Above 41

1

3

5.12 (0.02–5.21)

1.020

0.62 (0.02–6.00)

0.101

Parity

 0

12

64

1.00

 

1.00

 

 1

14

72

1.02 (0.44–2.35)

0.838

1.62 (0.41–4.60)

0.425

 2

10

4

1.14 (0.32–4.01)

0.912

2.00 (0.17–21.05)

0.291

 3

5

19

1.39 (0.81–1.91)

1.109

1.09 (0.14–1.78)

0.431

 4 and above

0

0

1.10 (0.48–2.48)

1.091

0.81 (0.14–3.39)

1.00

Partograph use

 Yes

23

151

5.89 (2.41–23.02)

0.002

4.29 (1.35–14.81)

0.033

 No

18

8

1.00

 

1.00

 

Partograph completion

 Yes

9

130

7.28 (4.08–21.17)

< 0.001

5.31 (2.011–16.04)

0.021

 No

32

3

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aMutually adjusted