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Table 3 Summary of associated risk factors for adverse birth outcome in Ethiopia

From: Adverse fetal outcomes and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Variables

Model

Publication bias

Egger test

Status of heterogeneity

AOR(95%CI)

I2 (%)

P value

Rural residency

Random

0.001

Low heterogeneity

2.31(1.64, 3.24)

32.1

0.183

Current pregnancy complication

Random

0.952

moderate heterogeneity

4.98 (2.24, 11.07)

85.9

< 0.001

Not having antenatal care

Random

0.136

Low heterogeneity

3.84 (2.76,5.35)

23.1

0.238

Advanced maternal age ≥ 35

Random

0.008

Moderate heterogeneity

2.72 (1.62, 4.58)

55.6

0.08

Pregnancy induced-hypertension

Fixed

0.065

No heterogeneity

7.27 (3.95, 13.39)

0

0.868