Some demographic aspects of pregnancy histories of sterilized women in the Mission Hospitals of Karnataka.
This study deals with the pregnancy histories of 534 women whow were sterilized in the Mission Hospitals in Karnataka State (India) during 1974 and 1975. Fertility differentials prevailing in various sociocultural groups are indicated. The study highlights the prevalence of adolescent sterility and also emphasizes the need for spacing pregnancies to avoid fetal wastage. The differentials in the sex ratio at each birth order are described. the need for further investigation in this field of demography is emphasized.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001723:Birth Rate; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008875:Middle Aged; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D012067:Religion; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors