TY - JOUR ID - 65461 TI - Unwanted Pregnancy and Its Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Tehran, Iran JO - Nursing and Midwifery Studies JA - NMS LA - en SN - 2322-1488 AU - Nourollahpour Shiadeh, Malihe AU - Kariman, Nourossadat AU - Bakhtiari, Maryam AU - Mansouri, Samaneh AU - Mehravar, Saeed AD - 1Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, Student Research Office, Nursing and Midwifery School, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran AD - 2Department of Clinical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran AD - 3Department of Biostatistics, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran AD - 4Department of Epidemiology and Statistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, IR Iran Y1 - 2016 PY - 2016 VL - 5 IS - 3 SP - EP - KW - Unwanted Pregnancy KW - Pregnant women KW - risk factors KW - Tehran KW - Iran DO - 10.17795/nmsjournal29740 N2 - Background Unwanted pregnancies remain a main public health problem worldwide. In Iran, comparative studies on the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies and their effects on maternal health are rare. Objectives This study was conducted to determine the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies and their impact on maternal behavior during pregnancy. Patients and Methods This case-control study was carried out on 240 pregnant women who referred to the healthcare centers of Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science for receiving routine prenatal care. Of the 240 women, 120 had unwanted pregnancies (case) and 120 had wanted pregnancies (control). Data collection was performed using a researcher-made questionnaire. The data were analyzed using chi-square tests, Fisher’s exact tests, t-tests, Mann Whitney U tests, odds ratios, and logistic regression analysis. Results Compared to women with wanted pregnancies, those with unwanted pregnancies were more employed (23.3% vs. 12.5%, P = 0.006), had lower education levels (P = 0.016), had lower incomes (P = 0.009), had more children (1.30 ± 1.08 vs. 0.53 ± 0.67, P = 0.001), and had more traditional marriages (15% vs. 3.3%, P = 0.002). Also, women with unwanted pregnancies had significantly lower tendencies to do prenatal care (P = 0.002), had a higher tendency to abortion (P = 0.001), had higher previous abortion attempts (P = 0.001), and had higher levels of unhealthy behaviors (P = 0.017) compared to those with wanted pregnancies. Conclusions Lower education and socioeconomic status, longer marriage duration, being employed, and unwilling of spouse were among the risk factors of unwanted pregnancies. These women are at high risk for unhealthy behaviors and have a higher tendency to abortion that consequently threatens their health. UR - https://nmsjournal.kaums.ac.ir/article_65461.html L1 - https://nmsjournal.kaums.ac.ir/article_65461_af13bc2b530d7cbd328ca7711aa0e619.pdf ER -