title: Reproductive health of newly married women residing in a resettlement colony of Delhi: a longitudinal study.
abstract: During the period immediately after marriage, women are neither assessed for their reproductive health nor given any intervention for the same. A community based longitudinal study was done to assess the status of reproductive health of newly married women in which 71 newly married women were followed for 9 months. Mean age at marriage was 20.24 (19.74-20.74) years. 76.06% were anemic. With time, proportion reporting menstrual complaints and RTI symptoms increased significantly (P<0.05). 29 (40.85%) reported menstrual complaints and 22 (30.99%) RTI symptoms. Only 14 (19.72%) subjects used contraceptive methods. 79% conceived within 9 months of marriage. Only 25% pregnancies got registered in first trimester. Reproductive and nutritional status of the newly married women was unsatisfactory.
authors.affiliation: University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. drsamikshasingh@gmail.com
authors.forename: Samiksha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chaturvedi
authors.forename: Amod
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Kannan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000740:Anemia / Q000453:epidemiology; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011247:Pregnancy; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012036:Refugees / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018454:Spouses; D014505:Urban Population; D016387:Women's Health; D055815:Young Adult