Determinants of Adverse Birth Outcomes in Public Hospitals of the Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia: A Multicenter Unmatched Case-Control Study.

Autor: Roble AK; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia., Gundappa R; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia., Sheik Abdirahman F; School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia., Abdi AM; School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Science, Jigjiga University, Jigjiga, Ethiopia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Clinical medicine insights. Pediatrics [Clin Med Insights Pediatr] 2023 Aug 26; Vol. 17, pp. 11795565231195253. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 26 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI: 10.1177/11795565231195253
Abstrakt: Background: Pregnancy outcomes that differ from normal live births are known as adverse pregnancy outcomes. Adverse pregnancy outcomes also have significant effects on the infant's family and society. There is limited data on adverse outcomes in eastern Ethiopia, particularly in the Somali region.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the determinants of adverse birth outcomes in the Somali Region Hospitals.
Design: A hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted to conduct this study.
Methods: A hospital-based unmatched case-control study was conducted between June and July 2021 in pregnant women who attended public hospitals in the Somali region. A total of 327 (109 cases and 218 controls) participants were included in this study. Women who gave birth with at least 1 adverse birth outcome were considered cases, and those who gave birth with normal birth outcomes were considered controls. Cases were recruited consecutively, and controls were selected using systematic sampling methods. Data was gathered using interviews, record reviews, using the pretested standard tools. The data were entered into EpiData version 3.1 and analyzed with SPSS version 22. Multivariable regression analysis with an adjusted odds ratio and a 95% confidence interval was used to identify the factors associated with adverse birth outcomes. Finally, P -values less than .05 were used to identify significantly associated predictors.
Results: In the current study, rural residency [AOR = 2.80; 95%CI:(1.61-4.87)] lack of ANC follow-up [AOR = 3.27; 95%CI: (1.77-6.02)], pregnancy-induced hypertension [AOR = 3.28; 95%CI: (1.74-6.17)] being anemic mothers [AOR = 3.51; 95%CI: (2.02-6.07)] and khat chewing [AOR = 4.54; 95%CI: (2.12-9.70)] were identified as determinants of adverse birth outcome.
Conclusions: In the current study, rural residency, lack of ANC, being anemic in indexed pregnancies, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and khat chewing were determinants of adverse birth outcomes. Therefore, efforts should be made to enhance ANC follow-up, iron and folic acid supplementation, early treatments of pregnancy-induced hypertension, and information on the risk of chewing khat.
Competing Interests: The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.
(© The Author(s) 2023.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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