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Table 2 Antibiotic exposure in pregnant women of different socio economic class and mode of delivery

From: Antibiotic use during pregnancy: a retrospective study of prescription patterns and birth outcomes at an antenatal clinic in rural Ghana

Antibiotic exposure

     
 

Yes

No Total

Statistics

Marital status

Married

197(64.8%)

107(35.2%)

304

P = 0.77,DF = 1,

Single

44(66.7%)

22(33.3%)

66

k = 0.83,OR = 0.97

Age of mother at birth

≥ 19

32(57.1%)

24(43.9%)

43

P = 0.357, DF = 2

20–30

167(66.5%)

8(33.5%)

238

K = 2.058

≤ 31

69(67.6%)

33(32.4%)

96

Occupation

Employed

182(64.6%)

105(37.4%)

126

P = 0.61, K = 10.06

Student

27(62.8%)

16(37.2%)

43

Unemployed

19(70.4%)

8(29.6%)

27

Religion

Christian

219(65.8%)

114(34.2%)

333

P = 0.368, K = 1.99

Muslim

15(62.5%)

9(37.5%)

24

DF = 2

Traditional

5(62.5%)

3(37.5%)

8

GRAVIDA

1–3

117(60.9%

75(39.1%)

192

P = 0.066, K = 3.38

≤4

67(72.0%)

26(28.0%)

93

DF = 1 OR = 0.83

Method of delivery

C. SectioN

104(94.5%)

6(5.5%)

110

P < 0.001,K = 55.47

Vaginal

167(55.3%)

135(44.7%)

302

DF = 1 OR =13.8

Total

271(65.8%)

141(34.2%)

412