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Table 1 Univariate analysis of pregnancy loss predictors stratified by urban and rural areas

From: Predictors of pregnancy loss among urban and rural women aged 15 to 49 years in Pakistan

Continuous variables

Urban (n = 5891)

Rural (n = 7184)

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Dependent Variable

ÌýÌý

Pregnancy Loss

0.59 ±â¶Ä‰0.98

0.54 ±â¶Ä‰0.96

Independent Variables

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Maternal Factors

ÌýÌý

Maternal age

33.88 ± 8.15 years

33.25 ± 8.25 years

Categorical Variables

n (%)

n (%)

Community Level Factors

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Region of residence

ÌýÌý

 P³Ü²ÔÂá²¹²ú

1950 (31.8%)

2084 (28.2%)

â€ÇȾ±²Ô»å³ó

1224 (20.0%)

1357 (18.4%)

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

1156 (18.8%)

1438 (19.5%)

 B²¹±ô´Ç³¦³ó¾±²õ³Ù²¹²Ô

801 (13.1%)

868 (11.8%)

 G¾±±ô²µ¾±³Ù-µþ²¹±ô³Ù¾±²õ³Ù²¹²Ô

294 (4.8%)

835 (11.3%)

 Azad Jammu and Kashmir

707 (11.5%)

801 (10.8%)

Socioeconomic Factors

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Wealth index

ÌýÌý

 L´Ç·É±ð²õ³Ù

299 (4.9%)

2223 (30.1%)

â€Çȱ𳦴DzԻå

716 (11.7%)

2112 (28.6%)

 M¾±»å»å±ô±ð

1381 (22.5%)

1408 (19.1%)

 F´Ç³Ü°ù³Ù³ó

1644 (26.8%)

991 (13.4%)

‽ö¾±²µ³ó±ð²õ³Ù

2092 (34.1%)

649 (8.8%)

Maternal education level

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 N´Ç education

2235 (37.9%)

4363 (60.7%)

 Less than 9 years

1576 (26.8%)

1627 (22.7%)

 9–12 years

1349 (22.9%)

857 (11.9%)

 13 years or more

731 (12.4%)

337 (4.7%)

Maternal Factors

ÌýÌý

Currently married

ÌýÌý

 Y±ð²õ

5649 (95.9%)

6901 (96.1%)

 N´Ç

242 (4.1%)

283 (3.9%)

Environmental Factors

ÌýÌý

Drinking water source

ÌýÌý

 I³¾±è°ù´Ç±¹±ð»å

5974 (97.4%)

6726 (91.1%)

 U²Ô¾±³¾±è°ù´Ç±¹±ð»å

158 (2.6%)

656 (8.9%)

Type of cooking fuel

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 Clean fuel

4533 (74.0%)

1741 (23.6%)

 Solid fuel

1595 (26.0%)

5640 (76.4%)

Type of sanitation facility

ÌýÌý

 I³¾±è°ù´Ç±¹±ð»å

5707 (93.1%)

5347 (72.4%)

 U²Ô¾±³¾±è°ù´Ç±¹±ð»å

301 (4.9%)

445 (6.0%)

 Open defecation

124 (2.0%)

1591 (21.6%)

Health Services Factors

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Time to health facility from village

ÌýÌý

 10 mins or lesser

N/A

567 (7.7%)

 11–30 mins

N/A

2452 (33.4%)

 31 mins or more

N/A

4317 (58.9%)

Lady health worker in village

ÌýÌý

 N´Ç

N/A

3199 (43.6%)

 Y±ð²õ

N/A

4132 (56.4%)

  1. Legend: Urban sample consists of 5891 women and rural sample consists of 7184 women who ever had a pregnancy. N/A denotes variables not captured for specific group