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Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate analyses of pregnancy loss predictors among urban women

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

Independent Variables

Unadjusted IRR (95% CI)

p-value

Adjusted IRR (95% CI)

p-value

Community Level Factors

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Region of residence (n = 5891)

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 Punjab (n = 1872)

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 Sindh (n = 1187)

0.99 (0.86, 1.13)

0.867

0.98 (0.85, 1.12)

0.758

 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (n = 1126)

0.88 (0.76, 1.02)

0.081

0.87 (0.75, 1.01)

0.061

 Balochistan (n = 739)

1.05 (0.89, 1.23)

0.558

0.97 (0.82, 1.14)

0.676

 Gilgit-Baltistan (n = 286)

1.05 (0.83, 1.32)

0.711

0.97 (0.76, 1.23)

0.795

 Azad Jammu and Kashmir (n = 681)

0.89 (0.75, 1.06)

0.187

0.87 (0.73, 1.03)

0.103

Socioeconomic Factors

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Wealth index (n = 5891)

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 Lowest (n = 289)

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 Second (n = 688)

1.20 (0.96, 1.51)

0.116

1.24 (0.97, 1.57)

0.086

 Middle (n = 1335)

1.07 (0.86, 1.33)

0.558

1.11 (0.87, 1.43)

0.396

 Fourth (n = 1587)

0.94 (0.76, 1.17)

0.574

0.98 (0.75, 1.27)

0.871

 Highest (n = 1992)

0.89 (0.71, 1.10)

0.266

0.91 (0.69, 1.20)

0.491

Maternal education level (n = 5891)

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 No education (n = 2235)

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 Less than 9 years (n = 1576)

1.06 (0.96, 1.18)

0.263

1.18 (1.06, 1.32)

0.004

 9–12 years (n = 1349)

0.84 (0.75, 0.95)

0.004

1.00 (0.88, 1.14)

0.988

 13 years or more (n = 731)

0.72 (0.62, 0.84)

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0.88 (0.74, 1.04)

0.125

Maternal Factors

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Maternal age (years) (n = 5891)

1.03 (1.02, 1.03)

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1.03 (1.02, 1.04)

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Currently married (n = 5891)

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 Yes (n = 5649)

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 No (n = 242)

0.72 (0.57, 0.91)

0.007

0.62 (0.49, 0.78)

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Environmental Factors

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Drinking water source (n = 5891)

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 Improved (n = 5739)

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 Unimproved (n = 152)

0.93 (0.70, 1.24)

0.628

0.91 (0.68, 1.21)

0.506

Type of cooking fuel (n = 5887)

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 Clean fuel (n = 4352)

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 Solid fuel (n = 1535)

1.11 (1.01, 1.24)

0.04

0.99 (0.68, 1.21)

0.506

Type of sanitation facility (n = 5891)

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 Improved (n = 5488)

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 Unimproved (n = 284)

1.41 (1.17, 1.70)

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1.35 (1.11, 1.64)

0.002

 Open defecation (n = 119)

1.11 (0.82, 1.51)

0.484

1.10 (0.79, 1.53)

0.564

lnalpha

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-0.21 (-0.37, -0.06)

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alpha

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0.81 (0.69, 0.94)

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Random Effect (Random Intercept)

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Group variable: Clusters

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0.09 (0.06, 0.15)

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  1. Legend: Incidence rate ratios (IRR) obtained from mixed effects negative binomial regression. Adjusted IRR obtained for n = 5887 urban women who had complete responses for all variables of interest