Abstract:
Objective:f Thefaimfoffthisfstudyfwasftofassessfthefsocioeconomicfandfdemographicffactorsfonfadversefpregnancyf
outcomes.
Result:f Thefmeanfagefoffcasesfwasf42.2f(±f13.26)fyearsfandfthefmeanfagefoffcontrolsfwasf34.5f(±f12.23)f years.f
Advancedfmaternalfage,flowfeducationalfstatus,fandfearlyfsexualfdebutfshowedfafsignifcantfassociationfwithfanf
adversefpregnancyfoutcome.fMothersfinfthefagefgroupf35–44fyears,fAORf2.54f(95%fCIf1.27,f5.06),f35–44fyears,fAORf
2.79f(95%fCIf1.27,f6.16)fandfMothersfwithfagef55fyearsfandfabovefAORf4.18f(95%fCIf1.73,f9.13)fwerefmoreflikelyftof
havefanfadversefpregnancyfoutcomefcomparedftofmothersfinfthefagefgroupf≤f24fyears.fTheflowfeducationalfstatusf
wasfalsoffoundftofhavefanfimplicationfonfadversefpregnancyfoutcome.fThosefmothersfwithfnofformalfeducationf
wereftwoftimesfmoreflikelyftofdevelopfadversefpregnancyfoutcomefAORf2.15f(95%fCIf1.41,f2.81)fandfthosefinfprimaryf
educationfAORf1.6f(95%fCIf1.06,f4.6)ftimesfmoreflikelyfcomparedftofthosefinfhigherfeducation.
Keywords:f Adversefpregnancyfoutcome,fStillbirth,fMiscarriage,fDebrefTaborftown,fNorthwestfEthiopia,fCasefcontrol
