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Table 3 Maternal outcomes of adolescent deliveries

From: Adolescent deliveries in rural Cameroon: an 8-year trend, prevalence and adverse maternofoetal outcomes

Outcome

Adolescent (Age < 20 years)

Adult (Age ≥ 20 years)

OR (95% CI)

p – value

Postpartum haemorrhage

 Yes, n (%)

0 (0.0)

7 (0.5)

 No, n (%)

368 (100.0)

1796 (99.5)

  

Caesarean delivery

 Yes, n (%)

2 (0.5)

14 (1.0)

0.6 (0.1–2.6)

0.337

 No, n (%)

365 (99.5)

1421 (99.0)

  

Second - fourth degree perineal tear

 Yes n (%)

32 (8.7)

45 (3.1)

2.9 (1.8–4.7)

<0.001

 No, n (%)

336 (91.3)

1390 (96.7)

  
  1. OR odd’s ratio, CI confidence interval, n frequency