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Table 6 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratio of intrapartum haemorrhage among women with FGM Type 3 by episiotomy type

From: Episiotomy and obstetric outcomes among women living with type 3 female genital mutilation: a secondary analysis

 

Model 1: Unadjusted odds ratio (95 % CI)

Model 2: Adjusted odds ratio (95 % CI)

Episiotomy type

 None (comparison)

1.00

1.00

 Anterior

0.07 (0.004–1.2)

0.08 (0.005–1.31)

 Posterior lateral

0.35 (0.07–1.68)

0.33 (0.05–2.14)

 Anterior & Posterior lateral

0.03 (0.005–0.21)***

0.03 (0.004–0.27)***

 Other

1.04 (0.25–4.34)

0.91 (0.12–7.04)

Obstetric characteristics

 Parity

--

0.57 (0.23–1.43)

 Pelvic introitus

--

1.18 (0.53–2.34)

Demographic characteristics

 Age

--

1.00 (0.93–1.07)

 Education

--

0.91 (0.60–1.39)

 SES

--

1.08 (0.32–3.63)

  1. ***p ≤ 0.001, ***p ≤ 0.05
  2. Adjusted for clustering at the centre level (n = 28)
  3. Note: Pelvic introitus assessed by fingerbreadths