Assessment of birth spacing among married women in Southern Karnataka

J Sushma; A M Amrutha; G Hamsaveni

doi:10.51131/IJPCCR/v1i1.8

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International Journal of Preclinical and Clinical Research

DOI: 10.51131/IJPCCR/v1i1.8

Year: 2020, Volume: 1, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-25

Original Article

Assessment of birth spacing among married women in Southern Karnataka

J Sushma¹, A M Amrutha^2*, G Hamsaveni³

¹ Senior Resident, Department of Community Medicine, Dr. Chandramma Dayananda Sagar Institute of Medical Education and Research, Harohalli, Ramanagara, Karnataka, India
² Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Basaveshwara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, India
³ Junior Medical Officer, National Institute of Tuberculosis, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

*Corresponding author
Email: [email protected]

Received Date:24 November 2020, Accepted Date:16 December 2020, Published Date:21 December 2020

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Abstract

Several factors influence maternal and child health, one among which is adequate birth spacing. Studies have shown that a recommended duration of birth spacing is not being observed among a larger population of women of childbearing age. The objective of the current study is to assess the pattern of birth spacing among married women of reproductive age group. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tilaknagar, Mysore with a sample size of 180. Descriptive statistics like frequency and proportions for data analysis were calculated using R software. Among 180 subjects, only 36.1% of respondents had adequate birth spacing (≥36months) between the first two consecutive children. Among women having a third child, 52.9% had adequate spacing between the second and the third child.

Keywords: Birth interval; Spacing

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Published By Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka.