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VOL. 1, ISSUE 2 (2016)
Awareness regarding miscarriages in female population of Karachi
Authors
Sana Sarfaraz, Wajeeha Fatima, Tanveer Bano, Abeer Sarfaraz
Abstract
Objective: Pregnancy is an important phase of female reproductive cycle all over the world. It normally consists of three trimesters and care should be taken during each trimester for safe delivery of the offspring into the world. Miscarriages are complication of pregnancy that can result in loss of conception. Miscarriages usually result in leaving the females depressed and devastated. The aim of the study was to evaluate awareness regarding miscarriages in females, its signs, causes, age and trimester at risk and precautions to be taken to avoid miscarriage.
Methodology: It is a cross sectional survey based study comprising of N= 250 females from different private and public hospitals and universities of Karachi as well as house wives of different residential areas.
Results and Discussion: From our study we came to know that majority of females (96%) were aware about term miscarriage, 74% were aware about the signs of pregnancy, 94.8% considered heavy workload could induce miscarriage, 28.8% considered hormonal disturbances as main cause of miscarriage. Majority females considered first trimester and age group above 35 years more prone to miscarriage.
Conclusion: From our study we came to conclude that majority of the female population were aware about miscarriage and its signs however awareness needs to be created on large scale regarding its causes, risk factors and precautions to avoid miscarriage
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Pages:04-08
How to cite this article:
Sana Sarfaraz, Wajeeha Fatima, Tanveer Bano, Abeer Sarfaraz "Awareness regarding miscarriages in female population of Karachi". International Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Research, Vol 1, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 04-08
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