Objective: To identify predisposing factors that increase risk of miscarriage among women.
Methodology: This cross-sectional study was carried out from 15th November 2022 to 1st May 2023. Data were collected from a purposive sample of 400 women attending the Kirkuk City Hospitals (Azadi Teaching Hospital, Kirkuk General Hospital and Al-Naser Maternity and Obstetric Hospital).
Results: Most of participants were aged between 35-39 years. Nearly one quarter (21.50%) participants had antiphospholipid antibody syndrome as a factor associated with miscarriage. Only a few (11.5%) participants were using cigarettes, 36.3% had vitamin D deficiency, 19.5% had urinary tract infection, and 16.0% had poly cystic ovarian syndrome.
Conclusion: Factors connected to increased risk of miscarriage among women living in Kirkuk were age, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, vitamin D deficiency and polycystic ovaries.
Key words: Miscarriage, women, factors, Kirkuk, Iraq.
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