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Table 2 Average number of births per month, 2010–2014

From: Linear trends and seasonality of births and perinatal outcomes in Upper East Region, Ghana from 2010 to 2014

Month

aAvg. No, of births

Percentage

Odds ratio

95 % CI

January

310

6.5

1

reference

February

336

7.0

1.09

0.98–1.17

March

371

7.8

1.21

1.14–1.30

April

420

8.8

1.39

1.24–1.48

May

435

9.1

1.44

1.36–1.49

June

389

8.2

1.23

1.18–1.29

July

351

7.4

1.14

1.06–1.21

August

376

7.9

1.23

1.16–1.29

September

504

10.6

1.70

1.59–1.78

October

493

10.3

1.66

1.58–1.72

November

421

8.8

1.49

1.38–1.57

December

360

7.6

1.25

1.19–1.32

Total

4,766

100.0

  
  1. χ2 for trend: 33.3; p-value: <0.0001; acorrected for unequal month length using 30 days