Prevalence and Sociodemographic Profiles of Grand Multipara in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Author First name, Last name, Institution

Zainab Taha, Zayed UniversityFollow
Farid El Ktaibi, Zayed UniversityFollow
Aysha Ibrahim Al Dhaheri, College of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dimitrios Papandreou, Zayed University
Ahmed Ali Hassan

Document Type

Article

Source of Publication

Nutrients

Publication Date

11-1-2022

Abstract

The literature shows that grand multipara mothers are major contributors to poor maternal and perinatal health compared to multipara mothers. Data regarding parity profiles are essential, especially in rapidly transforming countries such as the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence and factors associated with multipara mothers compared to multipara mothers in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The data were collected from seven health care centers located in Abu Dhabi.From1818 enrolled mothers, the prevalence of grand multipara was 135(7.4%, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) = 7.2, 7.6). In logistic regression analysis, factors associated positively with grand multipara were a higher maternal age (Adjusted Odd Ratio (AOR) = 1.28, 95% CI = 1.21, 1.34), Arab mothers (AOR = 5.66, 95% CI 2.81, 11.40), overweight pre-pregnancy (AOR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.26, 3.21), and limited family support for breastfeeding (AOR = 2.05, 95% CI = 1.21, 3.50). The prevalence of grand multipara was low compared to previous researching the UAE. Sociodemographic factors were more prominent and associated with grand multipara mothers compared to obstetrical ones. Therefore, more programs (nutritional, physical activities, and psychosocial) are needed to improve maternal and perinatal health to support grand multipara mothers. Further, research is required to explore the difference in parity based on nationalities, especially from a sociocultural point of view.

DOI Link

10.3390/nu14214686

ISSN

2072-6643

Publisher

MDPI AG

Volume

14

Issue

21

Disciplines

Medicine and Health Sciences

Keywords

Arab mothers, grand multipara, maternal age, overweight, United Arab Emirates

Scopus ID

85141577131

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Recommended Citation

Taha, Zainab; El Ktaibi, Farid; Al Dhaheri, Aysha Ibrahim; Papandreou, Dimitrios; and Ali Hassan, Ahmed, "Prevalence and Sociodemographic Profiles of Grand Multipara in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates" (2022). All Works. 5480.
https://zuscholars.zu.ac.ae/works/5480

Indexed in Scopus

yes

Open Access

yes

Open Access Type

Gold: This publication is openly available in an open access journal/series