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Table 4 Association (OR, 95% CI) between socio-demographic characteristics, district of residence, health facility and obstructed labour

From: Individual and health facility factors and the risk for obstructed labour and its adverse outcomes in south-western Uganda

Characteristics

n

%

COR (95% CI)

Age group of woman (years)

   

15-19

263

13.6

1.43 (1.23-1.67)

20-29

651

9.6

1.0 (ref)

≥30

237

10.1

1.07 (0.91-1.25)

Parity

   

0

463

12.1

1.53 (1.30-1.80)

1

254

11.8

1.52 (1.26-1.82)

2-4

257

8.0

1.0 (ref)

≥5

152

10.2

1.32 (1.07-1.64)

Singleton

   

Multiple

48

10.7

1.0 (ref)

Singleton

1,112

11.6

1.09 (0.80-1.48)

Occupation of mother

   

Salaried employee/business

122

11.5

1.0 (ref)

Subsistence farmer

173

14.2

1.26 (0.98-1.61)

Housewife

354

12.3

1.08 (0.87-1.36)

District of residence

   

Mbarara

376

9.6

0.57 (0.44-0.75)

Bushenyi

284

8.1

1.0 (ref)

Ibanda

99

9.5

0.57 (0.39-0.83)

Isingiro

190

20.3

1.37 (1.03-1.83)

Kiruhura

93

10.3

1.01 (0.72-1.43)

Other districts

128

14.7

1.04 (0.75-1.43)

Health facility

   

Comboni hospital

70

11.0

2.98 (1.77-5.02)

Ibanda hospital

225

12.5

0.88 (0.67-1.14)

Ishaka Adventist hospital

87

6.1

1.01 (0.86-1.18)

Kitagata hospital

60

5.5

0.41 (0.31-0.54)

Mbarara regional referral hospital

709

12.4

1.0 (ref)

Rushere Community hospital

19

4.0

0.29 (0.10-0.47)