Sociodemographic factors associated with the abandonment of prenatal care in pregnant women in Peru

Abstract

 Objective: To determine the sociodemographic factors associated with the abandonment of prenatal control in pregnant women in Peru during the year 2020 Material and Methods: It is an observational, cross-sectional, retrospective and analytical study, the information was obtained based on the national demographic and health survey (ENDES) 2020 of the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics. The sample size was 4464 pregnant women, the information was analyzed in the statistical software SPSS version 26, the corrected F test was performed for complex samples and a significance level of 0.05. Results: A prevalence of 11.3% (n =470) of Abandonment of Prenatal Control, in the multivariate analysis an association was found with the variables maternal age of 15-19 years (Rpa: 4.47, CI: 2.35 -8.49), primary education level to less (Rpa: 1, 7, CI: 1.11- 2.59), multiparity (Rpa: 2.33, 95% CI: 1.73 – 3.14), single marital status (Rpa: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.26 – 2.70) within the institutional factors, it was determined that care by the health personnel is a protective factor of the abandonment of prenatal control. Conclusions: Of the sociodemographic variables, the maternal age of 15 to 19 years, the educational level of primary school or less, multiparity and single marital status were identified as risk factors for the abandonment of prenatal care.