Table 1 Adverse birth outcome and related factors among the study subject in Benishangul Gumuz Region, Northwestern Ethiopia, March 2020–January 2021
Variables | Frequency | Un-weighted % | Weighted % |
|---|---|---|---|
Adverse birth outcome | |||
 No | 1817 | 87.0 | 87.6 |
 Yes | 248 | 12.0 | 12.4 |
Births encountered by stillbirth | |||
 No | 2013 | 97.5 | 97.2 |
 Yes | 52 | 2.5 | 2.8 |
Place of stillbirth takes place (n = 52) | |||
 Hospital | 24 | 46.2 | 39.7 |
 Health center | 20 | 38.5 | 37.4 |
 Health post/clinic | 5 | 9.6 | 13.0 |
 Home | 3 | 5.8 | 9.9 |
Attendant of stillbirth (n = 52) | |||
 Midwifery/Nurse/HO | 38 | 73.1 | 64.3 |
 Medical Doctor | 6 | 11.5 | 12.8 |
 HEW | 5 | 9.6 | 13.0 |
 Family member | 3 | 5.8 | 9.9 |
Possible cause of stillbirth (n = 52) (multiple response) | |||
 Infections/sepsis | 38 | 73.1 | 80.7 |
 Maternal malnutrition | 15 | 28.8 | 41.2 |
 Unnecessary medicationa | 12 | 23.1 | 17.8 |
Any illness during pregnancy before the event (n = 52) (multiple response) | |||
 Fever/febrile illness | 25 | 48.1 | 62.0 |
 Malnutrition | 7 | 13.5 | 16.3 |
 Anemia | 5 | 9.6 | 13.0 |
 Epilepsy/convulsion | 5 | 9.6 | 13.0 |
 High blood pressure | 2 | 3.8 | 3.4 |
Pregnancy-related problems before the event (n = 52) (multiple response) | |||
 Severe abdominal pain | 31 | 59.6 | 66.2 |
 Excessive vaginal bleeding | 23 | 44.2 | 50.1 |
 Severe headache | 13 | 25.0 | 18.4 |
 Blurred vision | 11 | 21.2 | 31.6 |
 Foul-smelling vaginal discharge | 9 | 17.3 | 25.2 |
 Shortness of breathing | 7 | 13.5 | 16.7 |
 Swelling of fingers, face, and leg | 5 | 9.6 | 13.0 |
Neonatal health outcomes within 28Â days | |||
 Neonatal well being | 1817 | 90.3 | 90.1 |
 Neonatal morbidity | 138 | 6.9 | 6.8 |
 Neonatal mortality | 58 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
Age at which neonatal death occurred (n = 58) | |||
 Within 2 days | 35 | 60.3 | 59.5 |
 2–7 days | 8 | 13.8 | 13.4 |
 8–28 days | 15 | 25.9 | 27.1 |
Classification of neonatal death | |||
 Early neonatal death | 43 | 74.1 | 72.9 |
 Late neonatal death | 15 | 25.9 | 27.1 |
Neonatal characteristics cause neonatal death | |||
 Asphyxia | 31 | 53.5 | 48.9 |
 Neonatal infections/sepsis | 18 | 31.0 | 33.6 |
 Prematurity | 7 | 12.1 | 13.9 |
 Others | 2 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Maternal characteristics suspected risk factors for neonatal death (multiple response) | |||
 Obstructed labour | 30 | 51.5 | 56.4 |
 Obstetric sepsis | 29 | 50.0 | 54.7 |
 APH | 16 | 27.6 | 33.3 |
 Ruptured uterus | 9 | 15.5 | 15.3 |
 Preeclampsia/eclampsia | 8 | 13.8 | 17.4 |