title: Pregnancy wastage in rural Varanasi: relationship with maternal nutrition and sociodemographic characteristics.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the relationship between pregnancy wastage and matrnal undernutrition and other sociodemographic factors in rural Indian women.
  
  
  METHODS
  Rural community of Varanasi.
  
  
  METHODS
  Longitudinal observation.
  
  
  METHODS
  In 49 villages during 1988-92, 8111 pregnancies were registered to observe for wastage. The pregnancy outcome was correlated with various factors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 1321 abortions and 141 still births. Women's income < Rs. 250 per month, education < 10th class and protein intake < 50 g/day had significantly higher relative risks (RR) (4.1, 2.9 and 2.8, respectively) for abortions. Poor maternal nutrition was in additional important risk factor, for still births (RR 5.1 and 4.2 for maternal weight and height, respectively). A pregnancy interval over 2 years reduced both.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Low socioeconomic status, chronic undernutrition and illiteracy in rural India are associated with high pregnancy wastage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Institute of Medical Sciences, Varanasi, India.
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Satya
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Agarwal
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health