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. 2025 Mar 17:6:1444566.
doi: 10.3389/fgwh.2025.1444566. eCollection 2025.

Determinants of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women in Kintampo municipal hospital, Ghana

Issah Sumaila  1 , Mubarick Nungbaso Asumah  1 , Mustapha Hallidu  1 , Abraham Ndekudugu  1 , Shaibu Issifu  1   2 , Anthony Twum  1 , Collins Boateng Danquah  3 , Helen Agodzo  4 , Paulina Clara Appiah  4 , Fred Adomako Boateng  4
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Determinants of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant women in Kintampo municipal hospital, Ghana

Issah Sumaila et al. Front Glob Womens Health. .

Abstract

Objective: To examine the predictors of adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics at the Kintampo Municipal Hospital (KMH) in Ghana.

Method: A case-control study was conducted to enrol 408 pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at KMH into the study. Structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the respondents. Stata version 15 was used to analyse the data. Multiple regression analysis was conducted to determine factors associated with ABOs. Level of statistical significance was established at p < 0.05.

Results: Factors that were significantly associated with ABOs were: receiving of ITN (aOR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.20, 3.45), at least 8 times visits to ANC (aOR = 0.32, 95%CI: 0.15, 0.69), and partner's education (aOR = 0.53, 95%CI: 0.29, 0.96).

Conclusion: Contrary to expectations, this study revealed that receiving ITNs during pregnancy was associated with ABOs. Further research is needed to explain why receiving ITNs increases the likelihood of ABOs.

Keywords: adverse birth outcome; congenital abnormality; determinant; low birth weight; macrosomia; preterm; stillbirth.

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