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Risk factors for pre-term birth in Iraq: a case-control study

Samim A Al-Dabbagh¹, Wafa Y Al-Taee

¹Department of Community Medicine, Mosul College of Medicine, Mosul, Iraq. samimaldabbagh@yahoo.com

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

|April 19, 2006

Background:

Preterm birth (PTB)is a major clinical problem associated with perinatal mortality and morbidity. The aim of the present study is to identify risk factors associated with PTB in Mosul, Iraq.

Methods:

A case-control study was conducted in Mosul, Iraq, from 1st September, 2003 to 28th February, 2004.

Results:

A total of 200 cases of PTB and 200 controls of full-term births were screened and enrolled in the study. Forward logistic regression analysis was used in the analysis. Several significant risk associations between PTB and the following risk factors were identified: poor diet (OR = 4.33), heavy manual work (OR = 1.70), caring for domestic animals (OR = 5.06), urinary tract infection (OR = 2.85), anxiety (OR = 2.16), cervical incompetence (OR = 4.74), multiple pregnancies (OR = 7.51), direct trauma to abdomen (OR = 3.76) and abortion (OR = 6.36).

Conclusion:

The main determinants of PTB in Iraq were low socio-economic status and factors associated with it, such as heavy manual work and caring for domestic animals, in addition to urinary tract infections and poor obstetric history.

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