Socio-demographic and reproductive determinants of spontaneous abortion- A cross-sectional comparative research at a tertiary care hospital in North Karnataka, India

Abstract

The current study aims to explore the relationship between Spontaneous Abortion and socioeconomic and reproductive factors. Cross-sectional comparative research was conducted. The study collected data from 200 women aged 19 to 35, consisting of 2 groups. Group 1
mothers who had undergone spontaneous and group 2 mothers who continued pregnancy with the same gestational week and the socio-demographic and reproductive factors were compared. Participants were interviewed using a structured questionnaire on socio-demographics, and reproductive factors were collected. Risk of abortion with an unadjusted odds ratio 1.87 times more in the age group of 19 to 20 years, parity primi mother with an unadjusted odds ratio 1.16 times had more risk of abortion, Area of residence the mother who stayed in a rural area with unadjusted ratio 1.47 times more risk of abortion, occupation the mothers who were self-workers with unadjusted odds ratio 1.50 times more risk of abortion, when looking into the education of mother illiterate mother with unadjusted odds ratio 0.50 times had a risk of abortion, in view with Religion muslins with unadjusted odds ratio 0.38 times more risk of abortion considering the type of family the mother who belong to a nuclear family with unadjusted odds ratio 1.04 times had more risk of abortion, consanguineous marriage with unadjusted odds ratio 3.95 had times more risk of abortion
Conclusion: Our study shed light on clarifying whether certain socio-demographic and reproductive determinants do increase miscarriage risk or whether screening of pregnant women for treatable determinants would improve the rate of pregnancy loss