Sharika Nuzhat, Baharul Alam, S M Tafsir Hasan, Shamsun Nahar Shaima, Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, A S G Faruque, Rina Das, Tahmeed Ahmed
Are young and older children with diarrhea presenting in the same way?
PloS one
background objectives worldwide preterm birth ptb stands primary cause mortality among children 5 years old socioeconomic factors significantly impact pregnancy outcomes influencing maternal wellbeing newborn health understanding addressing socioeconomic factors essential developing effective public health interventions policies aimed improving pregnancy outcomes study aims analyse relationship socioeconomic factors education level marital status place residence nationality ptb latvia considering mothers health habits health status pregnancy process materials methods crosssectional study conducted using data medical birth register mbr latvia women singleton pregnancies 2022 n 15431 data analysis involving crosstabs chisquare tests multivariable binary logistic regression performed adjusted odds ratios aor 95 confidence intervals ci estimated results lower maternal education statistically significantly associated increased odds ptb mothers education levels secondary education two times higher odds ptb aor 207 p 0001 ci 158270 secondary vocational secondary education one half times higher odds aor 158 p 0001 ci 133187 adjusting risk factors study results also showed cumulative effect socioeconomic risk factors ptb additionally mothers facing two three socioeconomic risk factors latvia exhibited one half times higher odds ptb aor 159 p 0021 conclusions study highlights cumulative impact socioeconomic risk factors ptb higher maternal education demonstrating highest protective effect underscores importance education promoting optimal foetal development since influence socioeconomic factors ptb widely studied issue latvia research needed improve understanding complex topic