Table 1 Parental sociodemographic characteristics
From: Predictors of stillbirth at Tema General Hospital: a registry–based retrospective study
N (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Characteristic | Live births (N = 276) | Still births (N = 276) | P-value |
Mother’s age (years) | < 0.001 | ||
< 20 | 22 (8.0) | 8 (2.9) | |
20–29 | 127 (46.0) | 110 (39.9) | |
30–39 | 118 (42.8) | 131 (47.5) | |
40 + | 9 (3.3) | 27 (9.8) | |
Mean (± SD) | 28.8 (± 6.0) | 31.4 (± 6.1) | < 0.001 |
Mother’s educational level | < 0.001 | ||
None | 23 (8.3) | 59 (21.4) | |
Primary | 38 (13.8) | 44 (15.9) | |
JHS/Middle School | 93 (33.7) | 87 (31.5) | |
SHS/O&A Level | 76 (27.5) | 61 (22.1) | |
Tertiary | 46 (16.7) | 25 (9.1) | |
Mother’s employment | 0.03 | ||
Unemployed | 44 (15.9) | 24 (8.7) | |
Employed (Formal) | 167 (60.5) | 168 (60.9) | |
Employed (Informal) | 65 (23.6) | 84 (30.4) | |
Father’s age (years) | 0.03 | ||
20–29 | 43 (15.6) | 29 (10.5) | |
30–39 | 153 (55.4) | 140 (50.7) | |
40 + | 80 (29.0) | 107 (38.8) | |
Mean (± SD) | 35.2 (± 6.6) | 37.2 (± 6.8) | < 0.001 |
Father’s educational level | 0.06 | ||
None | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.4) | |
Primary | 16 (5.8) | 28 (10.1) | |
JHS/Middle School | 57 (20.7) | 73 (26.5) | |
SHS/O&A Level | 132 (47.8) | 115 (41.7) | |
Tertiary | 71 (25.7) | 59 (21.4) | |
Father’s employment | 0.81 | ||
Unemployed | 8 (2.9) | 6 (2.2) | |
Employed (Formal) | 130 (47.1) | 135 (48.9) | |
Employed (Informal) | 138 (50.0) | 135 (48.9) | |