Factors associated with post-delivery complications, according to the demographic and family health survey in Perú 2019-2020

Abstract

Introduction:Postpartum complications are important health problems in Peru, therefore it is necessary to determine their associated factors. Objectives: Determine the factors associated with postpartum complications in Peru during the years 2019 and 2020. Methods:Cross-sectional, analytical study, carried out from the analysis of the Demographic and Family Health Survey (ENDES) 2019-2020, of Peru. The unit of analysis was women between the ages of 12 and 49 residing in Peru in the years 2019-2020. Multivariate analysis was performed using Poisson regression with robust variance. Results: It is evidenced that the age of 20 to 35 years has a prevalence ratio of 1.12 of ending in complications after childbirth (PRa: 1.12, 95% CI: 1.07 to 1.18) compared to women who have 36 years and over. Having complications during childbirth has a 2.75 times higher prevalence of complications after childbirth (APR: 2.75, 95% CI: 2.64 to 2866). Having a degree of primary (RPa: 0.90, 95% CI: 0.84 to 0.96), secondary (RPa: 0.94, 95% CI: 0.89 to 0.98) education decreases the probability of having complications after childbirth compared to women with a higher level of education. and having a single marital status (APR 0.85, 95% CI: 0.76 to 0.94) decreases the probability of having complications after childbirth, compared to cohabitants. Conclusion. The prevalence of postpartum complications is regular. The factors associated with postpartum complications are: age, educational level, marital status and complications during childbirth.

Keywords

• puerperal disorders
• postpartum period
• postpartum hemorrhage
• puerperal infection