Item type |
Conference or Workshop Item |
Subjects |
300 Social sciences > 303 Social processes |
Division/Agency |
LPPKN - National Population and Family Development Board, Malaysia: Population and Family Research Division |
Keywords |
Pregnancy loss, Fifth Malaysian Population and Family Survey (MPFS-5), Live birth, Malaysia |
Additional Information |
This paper have been presented at the 2nd Annual International Conference on Demography and Population Studies in Athens, Greece, 15-18 June 2015. |
Abstract |
The objective of this paper is to study the prevalence and risk factors of pregnancy loss in Malaysia. The risk of pregnancy loss is highest among Indian, followed by Malay and Chinese. The risk of pregnancy loss increases with level of education, age at 1st marriage and number of previous non-live births. |