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) |
---|---|---|
³¾±ð²¹²Ô ±â¶Ä‰S¶Ù | ³¾±ð²¹²Ô ±â¶Ä‰S¶Ù | |
Dependent Variable | Ìý | Ìý |
Pregnancy Loss | 0.59 ±â¶Ä‰0.98 | 0.54 ±â¶Ä‰0.96 |
Independent Variables | Ìý | Ìý |
Maternal Factors | Ìý | Ìý |
Maternal age | 33.88 ± 8.15 years | 33.25 ± 8.25 years |
Categorical Variables | n (%) | n (%) |
Community Level Factors | Ìý | Ìý |
Region of residence | Ìý | Ìý |
 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 | Ìý | Ìý |
Wealth index | Ìý | Ìý |
 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 | Ìý | Ìý |
 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 | Ìý | Ìý |
Currently married | Ìý | Ìý |
 Y±ð²õ | 5649 (95.9%) | 6901 (96.1%) |
 N´Ç | 242 (4.1%) | 283 (3.9%) |
Environmental Factors | Ìý | Ìý |
Drinking water source | Ìý | Ìý |
 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 | Ìý | Ìý |
 Clean fuel | 4533 (74.0%) | 1741 (23.6%) |
 Solid fuel | 1595 (26.0%) | 5640 (76.4%) |
Type of sanitation facility | Ìý | Ìý |
 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 | Ìý | Ìý |
Time to health facility from village | Ìý | Ìý |
 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 | Ìý | Ìý |
 N´Ç | N/A | 3199 (43.6%) |
 Y±ð²õ | N/A | 4132 (56.4%) |