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Table 1 Preterm delivery according to some demographic characteristics, gestational age and determining factor

From: Prevalence and risk factors related to preterm birth in Brazil

 

n

%

rate

95 % CI

Total

2,771

100.0

11.5

(10.3–12.9)

Region

 North

300

10.9

13.0

(8.5–19.5)

 Northeast

901

32.5

12.9

(10.1–16.4)

 Southeast

1,062

38.3

10.4

(8.9–12.1)

 South

336

12.1

11.2

(9.6–12.9)

 Midwest

172

6.2

11.0

(8.5–14.0)

Locality

 State capital

1,253

45.2

14.0

(11.5–17.0)

 Non state capital

1,518

54.8

10.1

(8.9–11.3)

Childbirth healthcare

 Public

2,191

79.1

11.4

(10.1–12.9)

 Private

580

20.9

11.9

(9.5–15.0)

Gestational age (weeks) a

  < 28

100

3.6

0.4

(0.3–0.6)

 28–31

333

12.0

1.4

(1.0–1.9)

 32–33

288

10.4

1.2

(0.9–1.5)

 34–36

2,050

74.0

8.5

(7.7–9.4)

Determining factora

 Spontaneous/pPROM

1,681

60.7

7.0

(6.2–7.9)

  Intact membranes

660

23.8

2.7

(2.3–3.2)

  pPROM

1,021

36.9

4.2

(3.8–4.7)

 Provider-initiated

1,090

39.3

4.5

(4.1–5.1)

  Labor induction

60

2.2

0.2

(0.1–0.8)

  Prelabor Cesarean

1,030

37.2

4.3

(4.0–4.7)

  1. aFor each category the rate is based on the total number of live births, of 24,042