AU - Hajian, K TI - The prevalence of unwanted children and its affecting factors in Babol PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci JN - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci VO - 14 VI - 45 IP - 45 4099 - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-409-en.html 4100 - http://jmums.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-409-en.pdf SO - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci 45 AB  - Background and purpose : Ünwanted birth is a major consequence of improper implementation of family planning programme. This study was aimed to determine the unwanted birth rate and its predisposing factors among married women in Babol population. Materials and methods : Â cross-sectional study was conducted on 508 married women referred to a private and a public hospital in Babol city in 2001. Â questionnaire was designed to collect information during interview of mothers at the time of the delivery. The logistic regression model was applied to estimate the odds ratio of various factors on the risk of unwanted child using SPSS software. Results : Results showed that the prevalence rate of unwanted birth was 19.5% and the chance of having unwanted children was significantly increased with increasing mothers' age as in women aged 20-29, 2.1, 30-39 ≥ 40, the odds ratio were 4.55 and 9.65 times greater than women aged CP - IRAN IN - LG - eng PB - J-Mazand-Univ-Med-Sci PG - 35 PT - Research(Original) YR - 2004