Table 3

Logistic model regression results for the predictors of extended length of stay (n=1665)

VariableOR95% CI
Age1.06**1.02 to 1.10
Number of admissions per day1.010.95 to 1.07
Outside Addis Ababa1.140.69 to 1.89
Multiple births5.14*1.44 to 18.39
Pre-eclampsia4.471.42 to 14.03
Weekend admission1.080.68 to 1.70
Caesarean section1.520.90 to 2.58
Readmission after childbirth1.190.35 to 3.98
  • P(x>χ2)=0.001.

  • *p<0.05, **p<0.01.