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. 2017 Aug 1;31:42. doi: 10.14196/mjiri.31.42

Table 1. Demographic data of both groups of women (expectant women and women with spontaneous abortion) .

Variables Cases (Spontaneous abortion)
n=160
Controls (Pregnant woman)
n=160
p
Mean±SD age (year) (30.9 ±7.3) (27.74 ± 5.41)
<25 41(25.6%) 59(36.9%) 0.3
25-35 74(46.2%) 85(53.1%)
>35 45(28.1%) 16(10.0%)
Education Illiterate 8(5%) 10(6.2%) 0.47
Less than high school diploma 129(80.6%) 120(75%)
Academic education 23(14.4%) 30(18.8%)
Education
Spouse
Illiterate 2(1.2%) 1(0.6%)
0.37
Less than high school diploma 125(78.1%) 116(72.5%)
Academic education 33(20.6%) 43(26.9%)
Occupation Housekeeper 148(92.5%) 149 (93.1%) 0.82
Employee 12 (7.5%) 11(6.9%)

Occupation Spouse
Free 124(77.5%) 95(59.4%) 0.2
Employee 36(22.5%) 65(40.6%)

Number of children
<=1 58(36.2%) 84(52.5%) 0.003
>=2 102(63.8%) 76(47.5%)
Smoking 1 (0.6%) 1 (0.6%) 0.99
History of Vaginal infection 28 (17.5%) 26 (16.2%) 0.76
History of urinary infection 16(10%) 25(15.6%) 0.13
History of urinary infection and Spouse 5(3.1%) 5(3.1%) 0.99
Location City 48(30%) 46(28.8%) 0.80
Village 112(70%) 114(71.2%)
Coombs Wright 27(16.9%) 33(20.6%) 0.39