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The relationship between sociodemographic variables and pregnancy loss in a rural area of Bangladesh

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

G. Mostafa ,
B. Wojtyniak ,
V. Fauveau  and
A. Bhuiyan
G. Mostafa
Affiliation:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
B. Wojtyniak
Affiliation:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
V. Fauveau
Affiliation:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
A. Bhuiyan
Affiliation:
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Summary

This study examines the relationship between eight socio-demographic variables and the risk of pregnancy loss in a rural area of Bangladesh. The risks of spontaneous miscarriage and stillbirth were significantly associated with maternal age, pregnancy order and previous pregnancy wastage.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 23 , Issue 1 , January 1991 , pp. 55 - 63
Copyright
Copyright © 1991, Cambridge University Press

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