Socioeconomic determinants of preterm birth: a prospective multicenter hospital-based cohort study among a sample of Kazakhstan

Autor: Gulmira Zhurabekova, Zhibek Oralkhan, Aru Balmagambetova, Akzhenis Berdalinova, Maygul Sarsenova, Bibigul Karimsakova, Nazym Altynbay, Azhar Malik, Kuanysh Tastambek
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-2393
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-024-06984-0
Popis: Abstract Background Preterm birth (PTB) is the most stubborn cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality globally. Social determinants are one of the predictors of health disparities and conflicting when regarding the etiology of PTB. The current study objected to investigate the impact of the factors especially from socioeconomic aspects and provided a snapshot of the indicators of PTB in Kazakhstan. Material and methods A multi-center hospital-based cohort study was conducted on 3,000 singleton pregnant women in Kazakhstan to investigate whether socioeconomic status (SES) influences PTB in Kazakhstan. The study involved clinical data collection and structured questionnaires covering socioeconomic status, health behaviors, and obstetric history, with a final sample of 2,235 women successfully followed through to delivery. The social, demographic, and other health-related determinants for preterm birth were analyzed using bivariate and multivariate statistical methods. The associations between factors and PTB were evaluated by chi-squared tests in bivariate analysis. Independent variables with p
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