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. Title. Impact of Maternal Age and Other Biosocial Factors on Newborn Health at Hospitals in Peshawar, N-W.F.P Pakistan Sareer Badshah Director of studies: Professor Paulo G. J. Lisboa School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF.
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. Title Impact of Maternal Age and Other Biosocial Factors on Newborn Health at Hospitals in Peshawar, N-W.F.P Pakistan Sareer Badshah Director of studies: Professor Paulo G. J. Lisboa School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences,Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool L3 3AF
Aim of the study: To investigate the influence/impact of maternal age and other biosocial factors on the hospital newborn’s health, controlling for a range of other variables.
Objective of the study • To assess birth-health, i.e., • Weight • Length • Head circumference, and • Apgar (heart rate, respiratory efforts, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and colour). • To examine the effect of maternal age and other biosocial factors on birth health. • To generate yardsticks/parameters and establish base statistics, for further comparisons in future with national and international studies. • To identify adverse factors affecting birth health, which will inform/help • Parents • Husbands • Doctors • health department and • Funding agencies.
Pakistan: Demographic indicators • Population 138.1 million (2000) • Urban 37.0% • Pop. Growth 2.4% • Life expectancy at birth 59.6 years • Fertility rate (births per women) 4.8 • Mortality rate • Infant 89.8 (per 1,000 live birth) • Under-5 yrs 126.0 (per 1,000 live birth) • Maternal 4-7 (per 1,000) • Education • Adult literacy rate 45.0% • Male/female 58.9%/31.0%
Literature review • Data from Pakistan: • 17 publications • 13 in Pakistan (using very simple tools) • 04 others (UK & Australia) • Other than Pakistan: • 14 publications • India 05 • Nigeria 03 • Bangladesh 02 • Canada 02 • Jordan 01 • Ethiopia 01*
Tools • Cross-tabulation, percentages, and chi-square: • (H. Yadav.(1983)., T. O. Lawoyin., et al. (1992)., N. Nahar et al.(1998)., B. Mondal.(1997). and Sushma Malik.(1997). • T-test • (Sami A. Khoury et al.(2000)., Y. Feleke.(1999)., and S. A. Taha et al.(1984). • Odds ratios: • (Suzanne C. Tough., et al.(2001)., J.C. Grant et al.(1997)., and Kwang-sun Lee et al.(1988). • Logistic Regression model and the use of -2LL: • (J. C. Grant et al.(1997). • Regression Analyses: • (E. Karim et al.(1997).
Data (May-December, 2003) • Retrospective data collection (May-July, 2003) • Revise questionnaire & ethical approval (August 6,2003) • Prospective data collection (August-December 2003) Retrospective data: • understanding with the staff • coding • combination of categories • introducing medical terminology, & • tools learning/testing
Prospective data collection Total sample: 1039 (August-December, 2003) • Hospitals in Peshawar: • Hayatabad Postgraduate Medical Complex • Khyber Postgraduate Teaching Hospital • Lady Reading P. G. Teaching Hospital, and • Maternity Hospital Peshawar
Maternal Age(<20) 7.5% M. weight (<57kg) 24.7% Entry in emergency 75% Employed mothers 5.8% Afghan refugees 11.8% Nuclear family 25% Abortions/Misc. 17% Other risks 6.1% Congenital abnormality 4% M. education (illiterate) 70% Rural & U.Slums 64.8% Water (fresh) 63.3% Father age(<25) 5% Father edu. (illiterate) 38.1% Income (<5000) 69% Cousin marriages 60.1% Introduction of data
Diabetes 2.7% Hypertension 18.3% Anaemia 38.9% Mode of del.(other) 33.5% Birth status (other)9.2% Age at marriage (<20) 50.1% Body Mass Index (<19.1) 3.9% Gravida (one) 28.5% Preterm del. (yes) 11.9% Gap (<=2 years) 65% Visits (nil) 31.3% Visits (<=2) 51.6% Gestation (<37wk) 22.5% Birth weight (<2.5 kg) 9.9% length (<45cm) 14.4% h.Circu (<32cm) 14.9% Apgar (<7points) 2.8% and