Table 1 Maternal characteristics in relation to interpregnancy interval (n = 17,030 births)
Characteristics | Interpregnancy interval (month) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
<24 (n = 3309) | 24–36 (n = 5774) | 37–59 (n = 5509) | ≥60 (n = 2442) | |
Maternal age (years) | ||||
≤ 19 | 113 (3.41) | 111 (1.92) | 20 (0.36) | 3 (0.12) |
20–34 | 2750 (83.11) | 4826 (83.58) | 4384 (79.57) | 1503 (61.55) |
≥ 35 | 446 (13.48) | 837 (14.49) | 101 (1.83) | 936 (38.33) |
Mothers education (years) | ||||
< 12 | 2120 (64.06) | 4073 (70.54) | 3958 (71.84) | 1757 (71.95) |
≥ 12 | 1189 (35.94) | 1701 (29.46) | 1547 (28.16) | 685 (28.05) |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 148 (4.47) | 257 (4.45) | 267 (4.85) | 239 (9.79) |
Married | 3161 (95.53) | 5517 (95.55) | 5238 (95.15) | 2203 (90.21) |
Paritya | ||||
1 | 1905 (57.57) | 2839 (49.17) | 2480 (45.02) | 1006 (41.19) |
2 | 666 (20.12) | 1466 (25.39) | 1560 (28.32) | 744 (30.47) |
≥3 | 659 (22.31) | 1333 (25.44) | 1320 (26.66) | 612 (28.34) |
Number of ANC visitsa | ||||
< 4 | 1127 (34.06) | 2018 (34.95) | 1638 (29.73) | 786 (32.19) |
≥ 4 | 2182 (65.94) | 3756 (65.05) | 3867 (70.27) | 1656 (67.81) |
Mothers area of residence | ||||
Rural | 1317 (39.80) | 2582 (44.72) | 2143 (38.89) | 896 (36.69) |
Urban | 1992 (60.20) | 3192 (55.28) | 3362 (61.11) | 1546 (63.31) |
Occupationa | ||||
Unemployed | 2611 (78.91) | 4841 (83.84) | 4740 (86.04) | 2078 (85.09) |
Employed | 687 (20.09) | 904 (15.66) | 739 (13.96) | 349 (14.91) |
Alcohol use during pregnancy | 1133 (34.24) | 2268 (39.28) | 2372 (43.07) | 1035 (42.38) |
Use of family planning methods | 933 (28.19) | 460 (7.96) | 248 (4.50) | 183 (7.49) |
Pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)a | ||||
Underweight (<18.5) | 5 (0.15) | 18 (0.31) | 13 (0.24) | 7 (0.29) |
Normal (18.5–24.9) | 1647 (49.77) | 2901 (50.24) | 2693 (48.88) | 1064 (43.57) |
Overweight (25–29.9) | 827 (24.99) | 1497 (25.93) | 1377 (24.88) | 609 (24.94) |
Obese (≥30) | 427 (25.09) | 607 (23.52) | 737 (26.0) | 43 (31.20) |