| Literature DB >> 8359966 |
T Prazuck1, F Tall, A J Roisin, S Konfe, M Cot, C Lafaix.
Abstract
The environmental and socioeconomic risk factors for preterm delivery were assessed in a West African urban population (Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso). The study population were 102 cases of preterm delivery matched with 102 controls obtained from 4124 sequential deliveries which occurred between May and October 1989 in the three maternity centres in the city. The univariate analysis identified the risk factors as age (< 20 years), primiparity, marital status (single), low frequency of antenatal visits, death of a previous child and level of education of the mother. The following risk factors identified by multivariate analysis (logistic regression) are consistent with those identified in previous studies: youth of the mother, primiparity (P = 0.01) and death of a previous child (P < 0.05). On the other hand, in this study, the level of education of the parent was identified as an independent risk factor (P < 0.001). This finding could be used to determine a target population for prevention programmes.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Age Factors; Biology; Burkina Faso; Case Control Studies; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fetus; French Speaking Africa; Gestational Age; Infant Mortality; Maternal Age; Mortality; Parental Age; Parity; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Outcomes; Premature Birth--determinants; Primiparity; Prospective Studies; Reproduction; Research Methodology; Research Report; Risk Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Urban Population--women; Western Africa
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Year: 1993 PMID： 8359966 DOI： 10.1093/ije/22.3.489
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Int J Epidemiol ISSN： 0300-5771 Impact factor: 7.196