Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil
OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for preterm labor (< 37 weeks of gestation) among young pregnant women in Brazil. METHODS: A national cross-sectional study was conducted among parturient women aged 15-24 years attending Brazilian public maternities in 2009. Questionnair...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9853f3877e77483b80aecd04c2168424 2023-05-15T15:18:46+02:00 Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil Angélica E. Miranda Valdir M. Pinto Célia L. Szwarcwald Elizabeth T. Golub 2012-11-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/9853f3877e77483b80aecd04c2168424 EN ES PT eng spa por Pan American Health Organization http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49892012001100002 https://doaj.org/toc/1020-4989 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-5348 1020-4989 1680-5348 https://doaj.org/article/9853f3877e77483b80aecd04c2168424 Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 32, Iss 5, Pp 330-334 (2012) Trabajo de parto prematuro embarazo en adolescencia atención prenatal Brasil Obstetric labor premature pregnancy in adolescence prenatal care Brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2012 ftdoajarticles 2022-12-31T12:37:27Z OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for preterm labor (< 37 weeks of gestation) among young pregnant women in Brazil. METHODS: A national cross-sectional study was conducted among parturient women aged 15-24 years attending Brazilian public maternities in 2009. Questionnaires were administered by interviewers during parturient admission to the maternity clinic (or soon after delivery, if survey participants were in too much pain to respond during labor). The questionnaires collected demographic, behavioral, and clinical data. RESULTS: A total of 2 071 (86.3%) of the 2 400 parturient women invited to participate were included in the study. Mean age was 20.2 years (standard deviation [SD]: 2.7) and mean years of formal education was 8 (SD: 2.4). Preterm labor occurred in 450 women (21.7%). The highest proportion of premature labor (36.1%) was found in the North region and the lowest proportion (6.9%) was found in the South region. In the final multivariate logistic regression model, living in the North region (odds ratio [OR]: 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.28-1.59); having monthly income less than twice the Brazilian minimum wage (OR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.01-1.60); having suffered domestic violence (OR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.23-4.18); and having had inadequate prenatal care (OR: 3.17, 95% CI: 2.54-3.97) remained significant correlates of preterm labor in this population. CONCLUSIONS: Results show a high prevalence of preterm labor among young women in Brazil. Preterm labor has multifactorial etiologies. More public health resources must be directed toward accelerating understanding of this complex process. OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia y los factores de riesgo de parto prematuro (menos de 37 semanas de gestación) en las jóvenes embarazadas del Brasil. MÉTODOS: Se llevó a cabo un estudio transversal a escala nacional en jóvenes parturientas de 15 a 24 años de edad que acudieron a las maternidades públicas brasileñas en el 2009. Los entrevistadores administraron cuestionarios al ingresar ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic |
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Trabajo de parto prematuro embarazo en adolescencia atención prenatal Brasil Obstetric labor premature pregnancy in adolescence prenatal care Brazil Medicine R Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 Angélica E. Miranda Valdir M. Pinto Célia L. Szwarcwald Elizabeth T. Golub Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of and risk factors for preterm labor (< 37 weeks of gestation) among young pregnant women in Brazil. METHODS: A national cross-sectional study was conducted among parturient women aged 15-24 years attending Brazilian public maternities in 2009. Questionnaires were administered by interviewers during parturient admission to the maternity clinic (or soon after delivery, if survey participants were in too much pain to respond during labor). The questionnaires collected demographic, behavioral, and clinical data. RESULTS: A total of 2 071 (86.3%) of the 2 400 parturient women invited to participate were included in the study. Mean age was 20.2 years (standard deviation [SD]: 2.7) and mean years of formal education was 8 (SD: 2.4). Preterm labor occurred in 450 women (21.7%). The highest proportion of premature labor (36.1%) was found in the North region and the lowest proportion (6.9%) was found in the South region. In the final multivariate logistic regression model, living in the North region (odds ratio [OR]: 1.43, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.28-1.59); having monthly income less than twice the Brazilian minimum wage (OR: 1.27, 95% CI: 1.01-1.60); having suffered domestic violence (OR: 2.27, 95% CI: 1.23-4.18); and having had inadequate prenatal care (OR: 3.17, 95% CI: 2.54-3.97) remained significant correlates of preterm labor in this population. CONCLUSIONS: Results show a high prevalence of preterm labor among young women in Brazil. Preterm labor has multifactorial etiologies. More public health resources must be directed toward accelerating understanding of this complex process. OBJETIVO: Determinar la prevalencia y los factores de riesgo de parto prematuro (menos de 37 semanas de gestación) en las jóvenes embarazadas del Brasil. MÉTODOS: Se llevó a cabo un estudio transversal a escala nacional en jóvenes parturientas de 15 a 24 años de edad que acudieron a las maternidades públicas brasileñas en el 2009. Los entrevistadores administraron cuestionarios al ingresar ... |
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Angélica E. Miranda Valdir M. Pinto Célia L. Szwarcwald Elizabeth T. Golub |
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Angélica E. Miranda Valdir M. Pinto Célia L. Szwarcwald Elizabeth T. Golub |
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Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil |
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Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil |
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Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil |
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Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil |
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Prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in Brazil Prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del Brasil |
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prevalence and correlates of preterm labor among young parturient women attending public hospitals in brazil prevalencia y factores correlativos del parto prematuro en las jóvenes parturientas que acuden a los hospitales públicos del brasil |
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