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The Association of Contraceptive Use, Non-Use, and Failure with Child Health
ISSN: 1929 - 4247
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The Association of Contraceptive Use, Non-Use, and Failure with Child Health
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ICC-0702
Publisher: Lifescience Global Inc.
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IAA.ZONE/1929101474247
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Abstract
Objective: To examine the association of contraceptive use in the interpregnancy interval with subsequent child health outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. Design: A cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative household samples was performed. A modified Poisson regression model was used to estimate unadjusted and adjusted relative risk ratios for high prevalence outcomes. Setting: Low- and middle-income countries. Population: Births to women aged 12-49 years for which this birth occurred 12-79 months prior to the interview were included. The sample for analysing infant mortality was comprised of 453,795 children from 35 low- and middle-income countries across 67 Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 1990 and 2011. Main Outcome Measures: Infant mortality, stunting, underweight, wasting, diarrhoea, and anaemia. Results: Contraceptive use in the interpregnancy interval, even if contraceptive failure resulted...
