Prevalence and predictors of spontaneous preterm births in Nepal: findings from a prospective, population-based pregnancy cohort in rural Nepal-a secondary data analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Preterm birth can have short-term and long-term complications for a child. Socioeconomic factors and pregnancy-related morbidities may be important to predict and prevent preterm births in low-resource settings. The objective of our study was to find prevalence and predictors of spontaneous preterm birth in rural Nepal.

Design

This is a secondary observational analysis of trial data (registration number NCT01177111).

Setting

Rural Sarlahi district, Nepal.

Participants

40 119 pregnant women enrolled from 9 September 2010 to 16 January 2017.

Outcome measures

The outcome variable is spontaneous preterm birth. Generalized Estimating Equations Poisson regression with robust variance was fitted to present effect estimates as risk ratios.

Result

SUBMITTER: Subedi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9716942 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature