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 |