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Table 2 Distribution of characteristics and their associations with adherence to the guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for all delivery

From: Prophylactic antibiotic use during labor and delivery in China: a nationwide, multicenter, hospital-based, cross-sectional study

Characteristics

Unweighted

Weighted

Total, no.

Adherence, no.

Proportion, %

Adherence rate, %

OR (95%CI, P value)

AOR (95%CI, P value)

Hospital level

 Secondary

16,836

14,086

52.9

79.1

1 [reference]

1 [reference]

 Tertiary

55,683

44,402

47.1

80.7

1.11 (0.57–2.14, P = 0.762)

1.05 (0.56–1.97, P = 0.872)

Hospital type

 Maternity

34,678

28,802

42.5

87.2

1 [reference]

1 [reference]

 General

37,841

29,686

57.5

74.5

0.43 (0.24–0.76, P = 0.004)

0.38 (0.20–0.71, P = 0.003)

Mode of delivery

 Spontaneous vaginal

44,220

34,445

60.6

73.0

1 [reference]

1 [reference]

 Operative vaginal

1285

703

1.6

39.1

0.24 (0.09–0.67, P = 0.007)

0.26 (0.11–0.61, P = 0.002)

 Cesarean

26,726

23,340

37.8

93.2

5.07 (2.60–9.89, P < 0.001)

5.72 (2.74–11.93, P < 0.001)

Premature rupture of membrane

 No

62,053

51,577

87.2

81.5

1 [reference]

1 [reference]

 Yes

10,398

6874

12.8

68.9

0.50 (0.38–0.66, P < 0.001)

0.50 (0.35–0.70, P < 0.001)

Preterm labor

 No

64,694

53,086

92.3

81.0

1 [reference]

1 [reference]

 Yes

6319

4737

7.7

77.9

0.83 (0.58–1.18, P = 0.288)

0.77 (0.54–1.10, P = 0.145)

Meconium-stained amniotic fluid

 No

65,860

53,344

89.2

80.5

1 [reference]

1 [reference]

 Yes

6460

5010

10.8

74.6

0.71 (0.54–0.93, P = 0.013)

0.66 (0.48–0.91, P = 0.011)

  1. OR odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio (adjusted for all variables mentioned above), CI confidence interval