| Characteristics | Outcome of the preterm babies | COR (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| Survived (n, %) | Died (n, %) | Total | |||
| Maternal age (years) |
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| Below 20 | 7 (50.0) | 7 (50.0) | 14 (100) | 5.667 (1.129 - 28.454) | 0.035 |
| 20 - 35 | 109 (84.5) | 20 (15.5) | 129 (100) | 1.040 (0.279 - 3.880) | 0.954 |
| Above 35 | 17 (85.0) | 3 (15.0) | 20 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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| Marital status |
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| Single | 12 (54.5.3) | 10 (45.5) | 22 (100) | 5.042 (1.924 - 13.212) | 0.001 |
| Married/cohabiting | 121 (85.8) | 20 (14.2) | 141 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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| Religion |
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| Protestant | 74 (85.1) | 13 (14.9) | 87 (100) | 0.878 (0.095 - 8.140) | 0.909 |
| Catholic | 54 (77.1) | 16 (22.9) | 70 (100) | 1.481 (0.161 - 13.618) | 0.728 |
| Muslim | 5 (83.3) | 1 (16.7) | 6 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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| Education level |
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| Non-primary | 28 (82.4) | 6 (17.6) | 34 (100) | 5.345 (0.589 - 48.524) | 0.136 |
| Secondary | 77 (79.4) | 20 (20.6) | 97 (100) | 6.587 (0.840 - 51.632) | 0.073 |
| Tertiary | 28 (87.5) | 4 (12.5) | 32 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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| Employment |
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| Unemployed | 16 (80.0) | 4 (20.0) | 20 (100) | 3.187 (0.715 - 14.219) | 0.129 |
| Self-employed | 66 (75.0) | 22 (25.0) | 88 (100) | 4.250 (1.378 - 13.108 | 0.012 |
| Employed | 51 (92.7) | 4 (7.3) | 55 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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| Anemic status |
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| Anemic | 24 (60.0) | 16 (40.0) | 40 (100) | 5.190 (2.235 - 12.053) | <0.001 |
| Not-anemic | 109 (88.6) | 14 (11.4) | 123 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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| History of UTI |
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| Yes | 82 (78.1) | 23 (21.9) | 105 (100) | 2.044 (0.818 - 5.104) | 0.126 |
| No | 51 (87.9) | 7 (12.1) | 58 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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| History of APH |
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| Yes | 27 (64.3) | 15 (35.7) | 42 (100) | 3.926 (1.710 - 9.013) | 0.001 |
| No | 106 (87.6) | 15 (12.4) | 121 (100) | Reference |
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| Total | 133 (81.6) | 30 (18.4) | 163 (100) |
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