Fetal death and its association with indicators of social inequality: 20-year analysis in Tacna, Peru.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to evaluate the rates of fetal mortality in a Peruvian hospital between 2001 and 2020 and to investigate the association of indicators of social inequality (such as access to prenatal care and education) with fetal mortality.

Methodology

We conducted a retrospective cohort study, including all pregnant women who attended a Peruvian hospital between 2001 and 2020. We collected data from the hospital's perinatal computer system. We used Poisson regression models with robust variance to assess the associations of interest, estimating adjusted relative risks (aRR) and their 95% confidence intervals (95% CI).

Results

We analyzed data from 67,908 pregnant women (median age: 26, range: 21 to 31 years). Of these, 58.3% had one or more comor

SUBMITTER: Copaja-Corzo C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10553794 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature