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- Title
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS AND OUTCOMES FOR THE YEARS 1999 AND 2004 AT ARURAL HOSPITAL IN SOUTH AFRICA: IMPLICATIONS FOR ANTENATAL CARE.
- Abstract
The article presents a retrospective comparative study which evaluates the demographic variables, pregnancy and obstetric complications, and perinatal outcomes at a rural hospital in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa in 1999 and 2004. The study uses descriptive statistics, a Z-test, and multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results show 8% increase on the numbers of pregnancies among young women in 2004 compared with 1999 and significant reductions of eclampsia, anaemia and post partum haemorrhage. Moreover, it suggests the need for further research to find the causes of higher rate teenage pregnancies.
- Subjects
KWAZULU-Natal (South Africa); SOUTH Africa; TEENAGE pregnancy; RETROSPECTIVE studies; COMPARATIVE studies; PREGNANCY complications; PERINATOLOGY; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ZULLIGER Test; LOGISTIC regression analysis
- Publication
African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, 2010, Vol 2, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2071-2928
- Publication type
Article