Assessment of the productivity loss due to leading maternal ill-health conditions: a follow-up study of a prospective pregnancy cohort in rural Sri Lanka.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study aimed to assess the productivity loss and cost due to maternal ill-health conditions and its associated factors throughout pregnancy in rural Sri Lanka.

Design

A follow-up study of women registered in the Rajarata Pregnancy Cohort (RaPCo).

Setting

Anuradhapura district, Sri Lanka.

Participants

1573 pregnant women who were followed up from pregnancy identification to termination.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

The primary outcome measures of this study are productivity loss due to maternal ill-health conditions expressed by days/month and productivity cost due to maternal ill-health conditions expressed in monetary terms (US$)/month. Data were collected monthly, and all pregnant women were asked to report the leading cause of

SUBMITTER: Gunarathna SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529687 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature