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Duration of Inter-Pregnancy Interval and Its Predictors Among a Sample of Pregnant Women in Reproductive Age Attending Primary Health Care Centers in Al-Russafa /Al-Shaab Sector | ||
| Iraqi Postgraduate Medical Journal | ||
| Article 2, Volume 24, Issue 3, July 2025, Pages 300-309 PDF (1.19 M) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.52573/ipmj.2025.148645 | ||
| Authors | ||
| russul hamed mohammed* 1; Huda Adnan Habib2 | ||
| 1family medicine, Baghdad medical city /Baghdad,iraq | ||
| 2consultant of family medicine Al- kindy college of medicine university of Baghdad | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Inter-pregnancy interval is defined as the time in completed months from the reported date of live birth of the previous child to the self-reported last normal menstrual period. Study objectives: To assess the duration of inter-pregnancy interval, and to assess the possible predictors associated with the duration of inter-pregnancy interval. Participants & Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out during the period from 1st March to 1st August 2023. A convenient sample of pregnant women in the reproductive age group (15-49 years) who attended PHCCS in Al-Shaab sector, Baghdad-Alrusafa Health Directorate. Data was collected by direct interviews with the target population, the researcher filled out a structured questionnaire that was adapted from a previous study. Results: For the 364 study participants (50.5%) were with optimal interpregnancy interval, (41.2) were with short interpregnancy interval. Significant predictors of optimal interpregnancy interval were age at marriage of 20-29 years, middle socioeconomic class, planned pregnancy, contraceptive use, having 2-4 child, good knowledge and encouraging husband about optimal birth spacing. Conclusion: The predictors of short interpregnancy intervals include marriage at age of 30 years or more, a low socioeconomic index, unplanned pregnancy, having only one live child, not using contraceptive method and poor knowledge about optimal interpregnancy interval | ||
| Keywords | ||
| inter pregnancy interval; knowledge; pregnancy spacing | ||
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