BACKGROUND:
METHODS:
RESULTS:
CONCLUSION:
Variable | Category | Total pregnancies* | Unwanted pregnancies * | p ** |
Mother's age (years) | < 20 20-34 ≥ 35 | 7.1 (63) 82.4 (730) 10.5 (94) | 20.6 (13) 23.0 (168) 45.7 (43) | <0.001 |
Husband's age (years) | < 25 25-39 ≥ 40 | 9.4 (84) 78.7 (698) 11.9 (106) | 16.7 (14) 25.0 (174) 32.1 (34) | 0.050 |
Age difference between husband and wife (years) | < 0 0-4 5-9 ≥10 | (71) (369) (335) (107) | 18.3 (13) 24.4 (90) 26.6 (89) 28.0 (30) | 0.439 |
The number of living male children | 0 1 ≥ 2 | 68.9 (592) 24.0 (206) 7.1 (61) | 18.8 (111) 34.0 (70) 67.2 (41) | <0.001 |
The number of living female children | 0 1 ≥ 2 | 70.3 (604) 23.2 (199) 6.5 (56) | 21.2 (128) 34.7 (69) 44.6 (25) | 0.003 |
Parity | 1 2 ≥3 | 47.1 (417) 35.7 (317) 17.2 (153) | 15.8 (66) 22.4 (71) 56.9 (87>) | <0.001 |
Pregnancy spacing (years) | First pregnancy <2 2 - 4 ≥ 4 | 48.3 (417) 7.2 (62) 9.6 (83) 34.9 (301) | 15.8 (66) 51.6 (32) 42.2 (35) 29.6 (89) | <0.001 |
Mother’s educational attainment | Illiterate high school diploma or lower University degree | 2.8 (25) 77.4 (686) 19.8 (176) | 60.0 (15) 24.8 (170) 22.2 (39) | <0.001 |
Husband’s educational attainment | Illiterate high school diploma or lower University degree | 2.7 (24) 73.6 (653) 23.7 (210) | 58.3 (14) 24.3 (159) 24.3 (51) | 0.005 |
Mother’s occupation | Housewife Employee Self-employed | 91.0 (807) 6.9 (61) 2.1 (19) | 25.4 (205) 21.3 (13) 31.6 (6) | 0.664 |
Husband’s occupation | Unemployed Worker Employee Self-employed | 2.8 (25) 16.0 (142) 29.8 (267) 51.3 (454) | 36.0 (9) 29.6 (42) 22.7 (60) 24.9 (113) | 0.264 |
Monthly household income (Rials) | <7.5 million 7.5 million-9.9 million ≥10 million | 23.2 (206) 51.3 (455) 25.5 (226) | 32.5 (67) 20.9 (95) 27.4 (62) | 0.004 |
Contraceptive method | None Natural/Traditional Condoms Oral Contraceptive Pills Other | 15.3 (136) 37.4 (332) 13.2 (117) 26.0 (231) 8.0 (71) | 16.2 (22) 21.4 (71) 29.1 (34) 34.6 (80) 23.9 (17) | <0.001 |
Ownership status of the residence | Personal Parent’s Rented | 27.0 (237) 25.5 (224) 47.6 (418) | 26.2 (62) 24.1 (54) 25.6 (107) | 0.860 |
The substructure of the residence (m2) | < 100 100-199 ≥200 | 34.4 (302) 53.8 (473) 11.8 (104) | 28.1 (85) 24.3 (115) 22.1 (23) | 0.338 |
Ownership of a personal vehicle | Yes No | 42.2 (373) 57.8 (511) | 23.1 (86) 26.4 (135) | 0.149 |
*: The numbers in each cell indicates % (frequency).
**: The statistical test used is chi-square.
Full article at: http://goo.gl/azTrPz
By: Ebrahimzadeh F1, Hajizadeh E2, Vahabi N3, Almasian M4, Bakhteyar K5.
- 1Biostatistics Instructor, Department of Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, & PhD Candidate in Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. farzadebrahimzadeh2012@gmail.com , ebrahimzadeh@modares.ac.ir.
- 2Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. hajizadeh@modares.ac.ir.
- 3PhD Candidate in Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. nasim.vahabi@modares.ac.ir.
- 4English Language Instructor, Department of the English Language, Faculty of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. almasian2@gmail.com.
- 5Midwifery Instructor, Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran. k_bakhteyar@yahoo.com.
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