| Maternal risk factors in Afghan-refugees compared to Pakistani mothers in Peshawar, NWFP Pakistan. | |
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PMID: 21375167 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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OBJECTIVE: To determine the health risk factors associated with Afghan refugee mothers compared to Pakistani mothers. METHOD: A total of 1039 records of newborn and their mothers collected prospectively from the four public-hospitals in Peshawar during August-November 2003 were analysed, using crude and adjusted odds ratios for the comparison. RESULTS: The data revealed that low birthweight was 2.6 times higher in Afghan refugees compared to Pakistani mothers adjusting for all other important covariates. The univariate analysis highlighted a number of factors, however, the multivariate method established significant association of Afghan refugees with Tribal areas, older age and an un-registered pregnancy compared to Pakistani mothers. CONCLUSIONS: High geo-demographic risk factors were seen in Afghan refugee mothers; for which an appropriate strategy is required to provide reasonable healthcare facilities in the Tribal areas, and disseminate information regarding the risks involved in non-registration and old age pregnancies. |
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Sareer Badshah; Linda Mason; Ken Mckelvie; Roger Payne; Paulo J G Lisboa |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Volume: 61 ISSN: 0030-9982 ISO Abbreviation: J Pak Med Assoc Publication Date: 2011 Feb |
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Created Date: 2011-03-07 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7501162 Medline TA: J Pak Med Assoc Country: Pakistan |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 161-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Statistics, Islamia College, Chartered University, Peshawar NWFP Pakistan. |
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