International Journal of Pediatrics

The Decomposition of Socioeconomic Factors in Inequality in Preterm Birth; the Results of a Cohort Study Based on the Concentration Index Approach

Ashraf Direkvand-Moghadam; Safoura Taheri; Yousef Vaisani

Volume 8, Issue 11 , November 2020, , Pages 12431-12438

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2020.45958.3746

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Background: Preterm labor is a crucial factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Socioeconomic Status (SES) on preterm birth and ... Read More Background: Preterm labor is a crucial factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality. The present study aims to investigate the effects of Socioeconomic Status (SES) on preterm birth and to decompose the main inequalities affecting preterm birth.Materials and Methods: In a cohort study in 2017, 458 pregnant women in Ilam, Iran, were followed from the 20th gestational week up to the labor. All participants were followed up according to the Prenatal Care Schedule approved by the Ministry of Health of the Islamic Republic of Iran from the beginning to the end of the study. The results of participants' laboratory tests were collected based on the records from their pregnancy documents. A code was inserted in the prenatal care booklet of each participant for exchanging information between the researcher and participants. The Concentration Index (CI) was used to determine inequality. The Inequality Index was decomposed to find out the main sources of inequality in preterm infants. Distributive Analysis Stata Package was used for estimating CI.Results: Of the total of 458 participants, 12% had preterm labor. The number of male newborns was 219 (47.8%). Also, the prevalence of preterm labor was more in mothers aged 20 to 31 years (p < 0.001), housewives (p=0.037), and women with lower socioeconomic status (p < 0.001). The socioeconomic contributors to inequality were the mother’s age (p=0.008), father’s age (p=0.005), father’s education (p=0.003), and father's job (p < 0.001). The main factors of inequality were mother’s age (8%), father’s age (3%), father’s education (5%), and father's job (25%).Conclusion: Overall, 12% of our study population had preterm labor. Preterm birth was significantly more observed among mothers of lower socioeconomic status. Some SES, including the mother's age, father’s age, father’s education, and father’s job, were important factors in preterm inequality among Iranian mothers.

Evaluation of Maternal Anxiety in Mothers of Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Zhilla Heydarpoor Damanabad; Leila Valizadeh; Mohamadreza Mansouri Arani; Mohammadbager Hosseini; Mohammad Asgari Jafarabadi; Morteza Mansourian; Arash Ziapour; Omid Safari; Amin Mirzaei; Babk Rastegarimehr

Volume 7, Issue 10 , October 2019, , Pages 10215-10224

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2019.41018.3458

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Background: Preterm birth and subsequent admission of the infant to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be distressing for parents and lead to their anxiety. The aim of this study ... Read More

Comparison Study of Causes and Neonatal Mortality Rates of Newborns Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Al-Sadder Teaching Hospital in Al-Amara City, Iraq

Eman Alsadi

Volume 5, Issue 3 , March 2017, , Pages 4601-4611

https://doi.org/10.22038/ijp.2017.22315.1868

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BackgroundEach year about 32.4 million of children are born with low birth weight, which is below the 10th percentile for their gestational ages; moreover, about fifteen million of ... Read More

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The Decomposition of Socioeconomic Factors in Inequality in Preterm Birth; the Results of a Cohort Study Based on the Concentration Index Approach

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Evaluation of Maternal Anxiety in Mothers of Infants Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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Comparison Study of Causes and Neonatal Mortality Rates of Newborns Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of Al-Sadder Teaching Hospital in Al-Amara City, Iraq

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