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Measurement of Post-Partum Amenorrhoea in Bangladesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

M. Mujibur Rahman
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh

Summary

Reported information on the duration of post-partum amenorrhoea usually shows considerable number preference, particularly at 6-monthly intervals. This paper presents a technique for smoothing such amenorrhoea data using a modified exponential curve. An attempt has also been made to estimate the average number of months a mother is expected to remain amenorrhoeic.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1992

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