| Titre : | Household crowding index : a correlate of socioeconomic status and inter-pregnancy spacing in an urban setting. (2004) |
| Auteurs : | I.S. MELKI ; H.A. BEYDOUN ; M. KHOGALI ; H. TAMIM ; K.A. YUNIS ; American University of Beirut. Faculty of Medicine. Department of Paediatrics. Beirut. LBN ; National Collaborative Perinatal Neonatal Network. (N.C.P.N.N.). LBN |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of epidemiology and community health (vol. 58, n° 6, 2004) |
| Pagination : | 476-480 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Mots-clés : | Surpopulation ; Facteur socioéconomique ; Femme ; Homme ; Femme enceinte ; Grossesse ; Espacement naissance ; Milieu urbain ; Parité ; Fécondité ; Ménage ; Naissance |
| Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS R0x7U1zB. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives : This paper examines the effect of household crowding on inter-pregnancy spacing and its association with socioeconomic indicators, among parous mothers delivered in an urban environment. Design : Cross sectional survey. Methods : Sociodemographic data were obtained on 2466 parous women delivering at eight hospitals in Greater Beirut over a one year period. Statistical methodology comprised Pearson X2 test and logistic regression analysis. Main results : A significant inverse relation was observed between household crowding and socioeconomic status, defined as education and occupation of women and their spouses. Inter-pregnancy spacing increased with higher levels of crowding. Further analysis suggested that this positive association was confounded by maternal demographic characteristics. Conclusions : These data have shown that household crowding, a correlate of low parental socioeconomic status, is associated with longer birth intervals. This association, however, seems to be largely explained by maternal age and parity. |
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