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Table 1 Social demographic characteristics and association with fetal outcome in mothers diagnosed with umbilical cord prolapse in Mulago hospital from year 2000 to 2009

From: Fetal demise and associated factors following umbilical cord prolapse in Mulago hospital, Uganda: a retrospective study

Variable

N

(%)

Fetal survival n (%)

Fetal death n (%)

p-value

Age

     

<20

92

(21)

70 (76.1)

22 (23.9)

0.626

20-39

343

(78.3)

264 (77)

79 (23)

 

≥40

3

(0.7)

3 (100)

0

 

Total

438

 

337

101

 

Marital status

     

Married

420

(95.9)

324 (77.1)

96 (22.9)

0.627

Single

18

(4.1)

13 (83.3)

5 (16.7)

 

Total

438

 

337

101

 

Work

     

Housewife

388

(88.6)

300 (77.3)

88 (22.7)

 

Civil servant

18

(4.1)

15 (83.3)

3 (16.7)

0.527

Others

31

(7.1)

21 (67.7)

10 (32.3)

 

Total

437

 

336

101

 

Distance

     

<10 km

236

(53.9)

188 (79.7)

48 (20.3)

0.144

≥ 10 km

202

(46.1)

149 (73.8)

53 (26.2)

 

Total

438

 

337

101

 
  1. P- Values for chi- square test.