Table 4

Factors associated with unfavourable maternal outcome among mothers admitted with pre-eclampsia with severe features at Abebech Gobena Mothers and Childrens Health and St. Peter’s Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2023

VariablesMaternal outcomesCOR (95% CI)AOR (95% CI)
FavourableUnfavourable
Age in years
20–34
<20
≥35		   202 (87.8%)
   8 (3.5%)
   20 (8.7%)		   92 (78.0%)
   5 (4.2%)
   21 (17.8%)		   1
   1.37 (0.44 to 4.31)
   2.31 (1.19 to 4.46)		   1
   1.33 (0.39 to 4.52)
   2.70 (1.31 to 5.59)*
Residence
Urban
Rural		  188 (81.7%)
  42 (18.3%)		  84 (71.2%)
  34 (28.8%)		  1
  1.81 (1.08 to 3.05)		  1
  1.94 (1.07 to 3.53)*
Level of education
No formal education
Primary
Secondary
Higher education		    23 (10.0%)
    62 (27.0%)
    98 (42.6%)
    47 (20.4%)		    22 (18.6%)
    35 (29.7%)
    36 (30.5%)
    25 (21.2%)		    1.80 (0.84 to 3.84)
    1.06 (0.56 to 2.01)
    0.69 (0.37 to 1.28)
    1		    2.15 (0.89 to 5.17)
    1.73 (0.82 to 3.67)
    1.00 (0.51 to 1.98)
    1
Occupation
Employed
Unemployed		  123 (53.5%)
  107 (46.5%)		 81 (68.6%)
 37 (31.4%)		  1
  0.53 (0.33 to 0.84)		  1
  0.35 (0.20 to 0.62)*
Number of fetuses
Singleton
Twin/multiple		  220 (95.7%)
  10 (4.3%)		  106 (89.8%)
  12 (10.2%)		  1
  2.49 (1.04 to 5.95)		  1
  2.04 (0.79 to 5.24)
Sex of the neonate
Male
Female		  116 (50.4%)
  114 (49.6%)		  70 (59.3%)
  48 (40.7%)		  1.43 (0.92 to 2.25)
  1		  1.43 (0.88 to 2.33)
  1
Blood pressure on admission
Severe range
Mild range		  188 (81.7%)
  42 (18.3%)		  109 (92.4%)
  9 (7.6%)		  2.71 (1.27 to 5.77)
  1		  2.32 (1.03 to 5.19)*
  1
Headache issue
Yes
No		  106 (46.1%)
  124 (53.9%)		  74 (62.7%)
  44 (37.3%)		  1.97 (1.25 to 3.10)
  1		  1.91 (1.16 to 3.16)*
  1

  • P value≤0.25.

  • *Statistically significant at p value<0.05

  • AOR, adjusted OR; COR, crude OR.