کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2636032 1137379 2012 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The hazard of pregnancy loss and stillbirth among women in Kersa, East Ethiopia: A follow up study
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی زنان، زایمان و بهداشت زنان
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The hazard of pregnancy loss and stillbirth among women in Kersa, East Ethiopia: A follow up study
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundAlthough pregnancy loss causes considerable challenge to women’s health, population-based studies in rural areas are not widely available in low-income countries. This study aims to determine the hazard of pregnancy loss and related factors in the rural communities of Ethiopia.MethodologyA prospective community-based study was conducted over a period of 1 year. Pregnancy was identified as early as possible by a pregnancy urine test. All pregnant women identified during the screening were followed up at their home until termination of pregnancy or delivery of the neonate. The total follow-up time was 7802 ‘pregnant person months’. A Cox regression analysis was done to estimate the hazard of pregnancy loss.ResultOut of a total of 1438 terminated pregnancies, 143 (9.9%) did not end in live birth, 116 ended due to bleeding and 27 were stillbirths. Whilst the hazard of pregnancy loss was low among women with pregnancy interval of two or more years [AHR 0.3 (95% CI: 0.15, 0.43)], it was high among women having unplanned pregnancy [AHR 2.2 (95% CI: 1.56, 3.11)], among those who complained STI like symptoms during the index pregnancy [AHR 4.5 (95% CI: 2.79, 7.38)] and among those never received antenatal care [AHR 1.8 (95% CI: 1.13, 2.73)].ConclusionPregnancy loss was higher amongst women experienced unplanned pregnancy, complained STI like symptoms and women who had not attended antenatal care services.RecommendationTo reduce pregnancy loss in rural Ethiopia expanding and promoting the use of family planning, antenatal services and other reproductive health care is necessary.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare - Volume 3, Issue 3, October 2012, Pages 107–112
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