Post-partum Amenorrhea among Nepalese Mothers
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Jul 1, 2007
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The objective of this paper is to study the post-partum amenorrhea (PPA)
among Nepalese mothers. Data are taken from a sample survey of Palpa and Rupandehi districts. Findings revealed that over 40% and 60% mothers were reported their PPA before six and nine months respectively and three fourth had reported before a year. Mean, median and trimean of PPA was found to be 10.4, 8.4 and 9.2 months for current reporting data while 10.6, 8.8 and 9.4 months for retrospective reporting data. Younger
mothers have lower PPA duration than older counter-parts. The increased duration of PPA was found with the increase of birth interval and parity of mothers. PPA duration was found to be positively associated with the breastfeeding and an inversely associated with the level of education and socio-economic status of mothers. Weibull distribution has been found good fit to the data of Nepal for describing the distribution of PPA
duration. Average expected waiting time for returning menstruations at delivery was found to be 8.5 and 8.6 months for current and retrospective data respectively. Findings may help policy-makers, planners and researchers to design the policies and programmes for improving maternal and child health and thereby reducing fertility level.
among Nepalese mothers. Data are taken from a sample survey of Palpa and Rupandehi districts. Findings revealed that over 40% and 60% mothers were reported their PPA before six and nine months respectively and three fourth had reported before a year. Mean, median and trimean of PPA was found to be 10.4, 8.4 and 9.2 months for current reporting data while 10.6, 8.8 and 9.4 months for retrospective reporting data. Younger
mothers have lower PPA duration than older counter-parts. The increased duration of PPA was found with the increase of birth interval and parity of mothers. PPA duration was found to be positively associated with the breastfeeding and an inversely associated with the level of education and socio-economic status of mothers. Weibull distribution has been found good fit to the data of Nepal for describing the distribution of PPA
duration. Average expected waiting time for returning menstruations at delivery was found to be 8.5 and 8.6 months for current and retrospective data respectively. Findings may help policy-makers, planners and researchers to design the policies and programmes for improving maternal and child health and thereby reducing fertility level.
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Aryal, T. R. (2007). Post-partum Amenorrhea among Nepalese Mothers. Journal of Population and Social Studies [JPSS], 16(1), 35–64. Retrieved from https://so03.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jpss/article/view/84577
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