Motherhood in childhood: addressing reproductive health hazards among adolescent married women in India

Table 4 Percentage of currently married women of 15–24 years, experienced complications during their last pregnancy and delivery by age, India, 2007–08

Age (years)	Women had complications during pregnancy						Women had complications during delivery		Women (n)
Age (years)	Any problem^a (%)	χ ² test	Any major problem^b (%)	χ ² test	Problem with foetus^c (%)	χ ² test	Any problem^d (%)	χ ² test	Women (n)
15 to 17	63.9		48.8		9.5		67.0		2701
18 to 19	62.0		47.8		9.7		66.5		11,305
Total	62.4	3.853**	48.0	1.407	9.7	0.084	66.6	0.181	14,006
15 to19	62.4		48.0		9.7		66.6		14,006
20 to 24	59.5		44.8		9.1		62.5		73,455
Total	59.9	42.302***	45.3	46.302***	9.2	3.663*	63.1	74.614***	87,461

***p< 0.001, **p< 0.01, *p< 0.05, ^aWomen experienced any one of the common problems (swelling of hands, feet and face, paleness, giddiness/weakness, excessive vomiting, hypertension/high blood pressure), major problems and other problem during pregnancy, ^bWomen experienced any major problem (visual disturbance, excessive fatigue, convulsion not from fever, jaundice, excessive bleeding and abnormal vaginal discharge) during pregnancy, ^cWomen experienced problems during pregnancy related to either weak or no movement of foetus or abnormal position of the foetus, ^dWomen experienced any one of the following problems during delivery: premature labour, excessive bleeding, prolonged labour, obstructed labour, breech presentation, convulsion/high blood pressure and others

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