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Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal
OBJECTIVES: Stillbirth is a common adverse pregnancy outcome that represents a distressing and traumatic event for women and their partners. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with stillbirth in ever-pregnant women in Nepal. METHODS: This study utilized the individual women’s d...
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Korean Society for Preventive Medicine
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549008/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31163950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.18.270 |
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author | Bhusal, Mahesh Gautam, Nirmal Lim, Apiradee Tongkumchum, Phattrawan |
author_facet | Bhusal, Mahesh Gautam, Nirmal Lim, Apiradee Tongkumchum, Phattrawan |
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description | OBJECTIVES: Stillbirth is a common adverse pregnancy outcome that represents a distressing and traumatic event for women and their partners. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with stillbirth in ever-pregnant women in Nepal. METHODS: This study utilized the individual women’s dataset from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, conducted in 2016. The dependent variable of interest was whether women had at least 1 stillbirth during their lifetime. The associations between independent variables and the dependent variable of the study were analyzed using a multiple logistic regression model. RESULTS: Among 8918 ever-pregnant women aged 15-49 years, 488 had experienced at least 1 stillbirth during their lifetime, representing 5.5% of the total. After adjusting each factor for the confounding effects of other factors, maternal age, maternal education, place of residence, and sub-region remained significantly associated with having experienced stillbirth. CONCLUSIONS: Stillbirth continues to be a major problem among women, especially those with higher maternal age, those who are illiterate, and residents of certain geographical regions. To minimize stillbirth in Nepal, plans and policies should be focused on women with low education levels and residents of rural areas, especially in the western mountain and far-western hill regions. |
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spelling | pubmed-65490082019-06-18 Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal Bhusal, Mahesh Gautam, Nirmal Lim, Apiradee Tongkumchum, Phattrawan J Prev Med Public Health Original Article OBJECTIVES: Stillbirth is a common adverse pregnancy outcome that represents a distressing and traumatic event for women and their partners. The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with stillbirth in ever-pregnant women in Nepal. METHODS: This study utilized the individual women’s dataset from the Nepal Demographic and Health Survey, conducted in 2016. The dependent variable of interest was whether women had at least 1 stillbirth during their lifetime. The associations between independent variables and the dependent variable of the study were analyzed using a multiple logistic regression model. RESULTS: Among 8918 ever-pregnant women aged 15-49 years, 488 had experienced at least 1 stillbirth during their lifetime, representing 5.5% of the total. After adjusting each factor for the confounding effects of other factors, maternal age, maternal education, place of residence, and sub-region remained significantly associated with having experienced stillbirth. CONCLUSIONS: Stillbirth continues to be a major problem among women, especially those with higher maternal age, those who are illiterate, and residents of certain geographical regions. To minimize stillbirth in Nepal, plans and policies should be focused on women with low education levels and residents of rural areas, especially in the western mountain and far-western hill regions. Korean Society for Preventive Medicine 2019-05 2019-04-24 /pmc/articles/PMC6549008/ /pubmed/31163950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.18.270 Text en Copyright © 2019 The Korean Society for Preventive Medicine This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Bhusal, Mahesh Gautam, Nirmal Lim, Apiradee Tongkumchum, Phattrawan Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal |
title | Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal |
title_full | Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal |
title_fullStr | Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal |
title_full_unstemmed | Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal |
title_short | Factors Associated With Stillbirth Among Pregnant Women in Nepal |
title_sort | factors associated with stillbirth among pregnant women in nepal |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6549008/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31163950 http://dx.doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.18.270 |
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