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Table 3 Comparison of maternal outcome among teenagers (14–19 years) and adult group

From: Prevalence and outcome of teenage hospital births at the buea health district, South West Region, Cameroon

Parameters

Frequency

(Percentage)

Teenagers (14–19years) (n = 148) N (%)

Control group (20–29 years) (n = 360) N (%)

OR (95 % CI)

P-value

Maternal Outcome

     

Adverse

 

64(43.2 %)

123(34.2 %)

1.5(1.0-2.2)

0.03

Normal

 

84(56.8 %)

237(65.8 %)

  

Pre-eclampsia

     

Yes

10(4.7 %)

3(2.0 %)

7(1.9 %)

1.0(0.3-4.1)

0.5

No

 

145(98.0 %)

353(98.1 %)

  

Eclampsia

     

Yes

06(2.8 %)

3(2.0 %)

3(0.8 %)

2.5(0.5-12.3)

0.15

No

 

145(98.0 %)

357(99.2 %)

  

PROM

     

Yes

33(15.6 %)

11(7.4 %)

22(6.1 %)

1.2(0.6-2.6)

0.3

No

 

137(92.6 %)

338(93.9 %)

  

Placenta previa

     

Yes

05(2.4 %)

1(0.7 %)

4(1.1 %)

06(0.1-5.5)

0.4

No

 

147(99.3 %)

356(98.9 %)

  

Perineal tear

     

Yes

74(35.1 %)

28(18.9 %)

46(12.8 %)

1.6(1.0--2.7)

0.04

No

 

120(81.1 %)

314(87.2 %)

  

Episiotomy

     

Yes

12(5.7 %)

5(3.4 %)

7(1.9 %)

1.8(0.6-5.7)

0.2

No

 

143(97.3 %)

353(98.1 %)

  

Cesarean section

     

Yes

62(29.4 %)

20(13.5 %)

42(11.7 %)

1.2(0.7-2.1)

0.3

  1. CI: Confidence interval
  2. OR: Odds ratio
  3. Preterm: Pregnancies < 37 weeks
  4. Postterm: Pregnancies > 42 weeks
  5. Adverse fetal outcomes: neonatal death, stillbirths, low 5 min Apgar scores, Preterm births and low birth weight infants