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Table 5 Final multivariable model for factors associated with severe morbidities

From: Severe morbidities associated with induced abortions among misoprostol users and non-users in a tertiary public hospital in Ghana

Variable

Severe morbidity

Adjusted RRa

p value

 

n (%)

(95% CI)

 

Cohort

   

 Misoprostol non-user

82 (65.1)

1

0.06

 Misoprostol user

100 (79.4)

1.17 (0.99, 1.38)

 

Age (years)

  

0.88

 <20

55 (80.9)

0.99 (0.83, 1.17)

 

 20+

127 (69.0)

1

 

Parity

  

0.004

 Nulliparous

99 (81.2)

1.28 (1.08, 1.52)

 

 Parous

83 (63.8)

1

 

Estimated gestational age at presentation

  

<0.001; p trend =0.02

 <9 weeks

123 (71.9)

1

 

 9-12 weeks

31 (63.3)

0.88 (0.70, 1.11)

 

 >12 weeks

27 (93.1)

1.36 (1.18, 1.57)

 
  1. RR, Relative risk; CI, Confidence interval.
  2. aAdjusted for all variables in the table.