Table 2 Baseline characteristics of participating women
All, n = 335 | No adhesions, n = 207 | Adhesions, n = 128 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic characteristics | ||||
Age (years) | 31.2 ± 4.9 | 30.6 ± 5.2 | 32.3 ± 4.3 | <0.01 |
Current living in Greater Accra region (n, %) | 298 (90.0) | 191 (92.7) | 107 (85.6) | <0.01 |
Married, engaged or living together (n, %) | 286 (87.2) | 174 (87.0) | 112 (87.5) | 0.90 |
Education level (n, %) | 0.99 | |||
No education | 28 (8.5) | 17 (8.4) | 11 (8.6) | |
Primary school | 94 (28.5) | 59 (29.1) | 35 (27.6) | |
Secondary school | 113 (34.2) | 69 (34.0) | 44 (34.7) | |
Tertiary school | 95 (28.8) | 58 (28.6) | 37 (29.1) | |
Obstetric and medical history | ||||
Parity (n, %) | <0.01 | |||
0 | 65 (19.5) | 63 (30.4) | 2 (1.6) | |
1-4 | 259 (77.5) | 137 (66.2) | 122 (96.1) | |
5-9 | 10 (3.0) | 7 (3.4) | 3 (2.4) | |
Number of previous CS (n, %) | <0.01 | |||
0 | 107 (31.9) | 104 (50.2) | 3 (2.3) | |
1 | 150 (44.8) | 73 (35.3) | 77 (60.2) | |
2 | 61 (18.2) | 27 (13.0) | 34 (26.6) | |
3 | 17 (5.1) | 3 (1.5) | 14 (10.9) | |
Indication for previous CS (n, %) | 0.07 | |||
Maternal | 61 (28.9) | 21 (21.4) | 40 (35.4) | |
Maternal-neonatal | 82 (38.9) | 40 (40.8) | 42 (37.2) | |
Neonatal | 68 (32.2) | 37 (37.8) | 31 (27.4) | |
Previous surgery (n, %) | 17 (5.1) | 0 (0) | 17 (13.3) | <0.01 |
Uterine fibroids | 12 (3.6) | 6 (2.9) | 6 (4.7) | 0.39 |
Mid-pregnancy weight in kg (mean, SD) | 74.2 (14.5) | 73.8 (15.0) | 75.0 (13.3) | 0.49 |
Current delivery | ||||
Gestational age at delivery in weeks (n, %)⥾ | 0.62 | |||
≤ 37 | 78 (25.4) | 51 (27.1) | 27 (22.7) | |
38 – 41 | 220 (71.7) | 130 (69.7) | 89 (74.8) | |
≥ 42 | 9 (2.9) | 6 (3.2) | 3 (2.5) | |
Type of current CS | 0.02 | |||
Elective | 127 (37.9) | 68 (32.9) | 59 (46.1) | |
Emergency | 208 (62.1) | 139 (67.2) | 69 (53.9) | |
Indication for current CS (n, %) | <0.01 | |||
Maternal | 173 (52.9) | 84 (41.8) | 89 (70.6) | |
Maternal-neonatal | 83 (25.4) | 57 (28.4) | 26 (20.6) | |
Neonatal | 71 (21.7) | 60 (29.9) | 11 (8.7) | |