Table 1 Demographic variables of the population with and without Tetanus in newborns
From: Predictors and outcome of tetanus in newborns in slum areas of Karachi City: a case control study
Risk factors | Tetanus in newborns | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
n | % | n | % | |
Parity | ||||
Uni-para | 7 | 13.5 | 11 | 42.3 |
Multipara | 45 | 86.5 | 15 | 57.7 |
Mother age | ||||
15–25 | 6 | 11.5 | 15 | 57.7 |
26–35 | 36 | 69.2 | 9 | 34.6 |
36–45 | 10 | 19.2 | 2 | 7.7 |
Mother education | ||||
Went to school | 34 | 65.4 | 2 | 7.7 |
None | 11 | 21.2 | 5 | 19.2 |
Only religious | 7 | 13.5 | 19 | 73.1 |
Delivery | ||||
Home | 18 | 34.6 | 22 | 84.6 |
Hospital | 34 | 65.4 | 4 | 15.4 |
Baby gender | ||||
Male | 36 | 69.2 | 16 | 61.5 |
Female | 16 | 30.8 | 10 | 38.5 |
Vaccination status | ||||
Vaccinated | 41 | 78.8 | 6 | 23.1 |
Unvaccinated | 11 | 21.2 | 20 | 76.9 |
Birth attendant | ||||
Unskilled | 4 | 7.7 | 17 | 65.4 |
Skilled | 48 | 92.3 | 9 | 34.6 |