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Table 3 Association of SES category by assets and maternal and perinatal outcomes for pregnant women in Accra, Ghana

From: Equity in maternal health outcomes in a middle-income urban setting: a cohort study

 

Model

Socioeconomic status by assets

Low

Middle

High

SES score

  

OR (95% CI)

P value

Ref.

OR (95% CI)

P value

OR (95% CI)

P value

Maternal outcomes

 Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy

Crude

0.90 (0.51–1.59)

0.72

1.00

1.29 (0.71–2.36)

0.41

1.08 (0.99–1.18)

0.10

Adjusted

0.99 (0.55–1.76)

0.97

1.00

1.10 (0.58–2.09)

0.78

1.04 (0.94–1.15)

0.46

 PPH > 500 ml

Crude

1.69 (0.59–4.78)

0.33

1.00

1.90 (0.60–5.99)

0.27

1.04 (0.88–1.22)

0.69

Adjusted

1.85 (0.65–5.31)

0.25

 

1.87 (0.59–5.92)

0.29

1.02 (0.85–1.22)

0.84

 Vaginal vs instrumental/CS delivery

Crude

1.51 (0.91–2.52)

0.11

 

1.67 (0.95–2.96)

0.08

1.00 (0.92–1.10)

0.96

Adjusted

1.74 (1.03–2.94)

0.04*

 

1.65 (0.92–2.98)

0.09

0.98 (0.89–1.08)

0.63

Perinatal outcomes

 Miscarriage

Crude

1.54 (1.02–2.33)

0.04*

 

0.97 (0.59–1.66)

0.97

0.93 (0.85–1.01)

0.07

Adjusted

1.61 (1.06–2.45)

0.03*

 

1.02 (0.60–1.71)

0.95

0.92 (0.85–1.00)

0.06

 Perinatal mortality

Crude

0.88 (0.23–3.31)

0.85

 

0.73 (0.14–3.80)

0.71

0.93 (0.71–1.22)

0.59

Adjusted

0.84 (0.22–3.16)

0.79

 

0.74 (0.14–3.87)

0.72

0.94 (0.72–1.23)

0.66

 Stillbirth

Crude

3.33 (0.35–32.21)

0.30

 

3.69 (0.33–40.98)

0.29

0.94 (0.65–1.35)

0.72

Adjusted

3.25 (0.33–31.56)

0.31

 

3.48 (0.31–38.96)

0.31

0.94 (0.65–1.34)

0.73

 Low birthweight

Crude

1.38 (0.72–2.63)

0.33

 

1.46 (0.71–3.01)

0.31

1.02 (0.91–1.14)

0.77

Adjusted

1.33 (0.70–2.55)

0.38

 

1.50 (0.73–3.11)

0.27

1.03 (0.92–1.15)

0.63

 Macrosomia

Crude

0.51 (0.25–1.07)

0.07

 

0.62 (0.27–1.41)

0.25

1.01 (0.89–1.15)

0.83

Adjusted

0.55 (0.26–1.14)

0.11

 

0.60 (0.26–1.38)

0.23

1.00 (0.88–1.14)

0.99

 Preterm birth

Crude

1.30 (0.71–2.36)

0.39

 

0.85 (0.39–1.85)

0.68

0.96 (0.85–1.08)

0.52

Adjusted

1.35 (0.74–2.46)

0.33

 

0.85 (0.39–1.84)

0.67

0.95 (0.85–1.08)

0.45

Apgar score < 7

after 5 min

Crude

2.04 (0.80–5.22)

0.14

 

1.26 (0.39–4.05)

0.70

0.95 (0.79–1.13)

0.54

Adjusted

2.00 (0.78–5.13)

0.15

 

1.28 (0.40–4.12)

0.68

0.95 (0.79–1.14)

0.58

  

B (CI 95%)

P value

 

B (CI 95%)

P value

B (CI 95%)

P value

Birthweight (g)

Crude

−59.50 (− 138.80–19.81)

0.14

 

−28.69 (− 120.44–63.06)

0.54

4.13 (−10.30–18.55)

0.58

 

Adjusted

−46.15 (− 125.24–32.95)

0.25

 

−28.66 (−120.32–63.00)

 

1.24 (−13.31–15.79)

0.87

  1. OR odds ratio, PPH post partum hemorrhage, CS cesarean section. *p < 0.05