Reproductive health of newly married women residing in a resettlement colony of Delhi: A longitudinal study | Zendy

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Reproductive health of newly married women residing in a resettlement colony of Delhi: A longitudinal study

Author(s) -

Samiksha Singh,

Sanjay Chaturvedi,

Amod Kumar,

AT Kannan

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

indian journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.381

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 2229-7693

pISSN - 0019-557X

DOI - 10.4103/0019-557x.70547

Subject(s) - medicine , longitudinal study , demography , reproductive health , pregnancy , fertility , marital status , gynecology , obstetrics , population , environmental health , biology , pathology , sociology , genetics

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.

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