SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH OF MOTHERS FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC GROUPS IN NORTH MACEDONIA
Journal
Архиви на јавно здравје = Archives of public health
Date Issued
2024-12-16
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DOI
10.3889/aph.2024.6131
Abstract
A reproductive health framework would provide a broader programmatic focus that
could bring needed attention to such issues as sexually transmitted diseases, infertility,
abortion and women‘s empowerment generally. In order to analyze the elements of the
reproductive health of our population, a one-year study was conducted that included 400
women in labor. Material and methods: Age, parity, number of pregnancies and deliveries
antepartal controls, supplements intake, place of residence, etc. were analyzed. A
descriptive analysis and statistical significance were made providing women‘s ethnicity.
The results showed that the highest average age of women giving birth was registered
among Macedonian women and it was 31.5 ± 5.4 years, and the lowest among Roma
women 22.9 ± 5.4 years. The highest average number of deliveries among women in labor
was observed in Roma and Bosnian women and it was 2.4±1.2 deliveries, and the lowest
rate in Serbian women 1.3±0.6. The difference was statistically significant. It can be
concluded that the emancipation of women, the level of education and the employment
of women among all ethnic groups are the most important factors in the urban region.
The traditions of religion and ethnicity are fundamental in family planning and have the
main influence on women‘s reproductive life.
could bring needed attention to such issues as sexually transmitted diseases, infertility,
abortion and women‘s empowerment generally. In order to analyze the elements of the
reproductive health of our population, a one-year study was conducted that included 400
women in labor. Material and methods: Age, parity, number of pregnancies and deliveries
antepartal controls, supplements intake, place of residence, etc. were analyzed. A
descriptive analysis and statistical significance were made providing women‘s ethnicity.
The results showed that the highest average age of women giving birth was registered
among Macedonian women and it was 31.5 ± 5.4 years, and the lowest among Roma
women 22.9 ± 5.4 years. The highest average number of deliveries among women in labor
was observed in Roma and Bosnian women and it was 2.4±1.2 deliveries, and the lowest
rate in Serbian women 1.3±0.6. The difference was statistically significant. It can be
concluded that the emancipation of women, the level of education and the employment
of women among all ethnic groups are the most important factors in the urban region.
The traditions of religion and ethnicity are fundamental in family planning and have the
main influence on women‘s reproductive life.
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