Table 3 Risk factors for PPIUD expulsion
Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Variable | RR (95% CI) | Adjusted RR (95%CI) | p-value |
Age in years | |||
18–24 | 1 | ||
25–34 | 1.18 (0.22–6.16) | ||
≥ 35 | 2.79 (0.49–15.62) | ||
Education Level | |||
None | 1 | ||
Primary | 0.88 (0.091–8.646) | ||
Secondary | 1.00 (0.102–9.75) | ||
Tertiary | 0.44 (0.035–5.522) | ||
Birth weight (in kilograms) | |||
< 2.5 | 1 | ||
2.5–3.9 | 0.36 (0.35–3.71) | ||
≥ 4 | 1.24 (0.13–11.52) | ||
Parity | |||
Parity 1 | 1 | ||
Parity 2 | 2.71 (0.26–28.37) | ||
Parity3 | 0.65 (0.04–11.11) | ||
Parity4 | 0.70 (0.04–11.96) | ||
5 & above | 4.03 (0.46–35.29) | ||
Time from delivery to IUD insertion (in minutes) | |||
≤ 10 min | 1 | 1 | |
11-59 min | 8.95 (1,61–49.81) | 8.11 (1.26–51.98) | 0.027 |
≥ 60 min | 4.86 (0.94–25.19) | 4.78 (0.86–26.43) | 0.070 |
Duration of menses in days | |||
≤ 3 | |||
4 | 1 | ||
> =5 | 1.23 (0.34–4.49) | ||
Past IUD use | 1.61 (0.35–7.30) | ||
No | 1 | ||
Yes | 1.1 (0.13–9.53) | ||
Resumption of sex | |||
No | 1 | ||
Yes | 3.60 (0.95–13.69) | ||
Duration of bloody lochia flow in days | |||
0–7 | 1 | 1 | |
8 to 14 | 1.91 (0.48–7.53) | 1.35 (0.33–5.53) | 0.924 |
≥ 15 | 7.37 (1.45–37.45) | 8.45 (1.47–48.47) | 0.017 |