The Effects of Interpregnancy Intervals and Previous Pregnancy Outcome on Fetal Loss in Rwanda (1996–2010)

Table 2

Wanted the last pregnancy (in %) according to previous pregnancy outcome and IPI duration.

Prev. outc.	IPI	Vague	Unwanted	Mistimed	Wanted		Tot. no.
Primigr.	—	19.6	8.3	13.4	58.8	100.0	3631
Fetal loss	<3	24.8	14.3	14.9	46.0	100.0	161
	4 ≤ 12	20.2	12.9	12.9	54.9	100.0	381
	13–24	37.3	14.2	5.3	43.1	100.0	225
	25+	28.9	14.1	4.0	53.0	100.0	149
Live born died	≤12	23.9	9.8	13.7	52.6	100.0	662
	13–24	27.0	10.5	9.6	52.9	100.0	582
	≥25	31.6	11.8	6.3	49.7	100.0	513
Surviving live born	<12	28.4	11.2	39.7	20.7	100.0	1594
	13–24	21.1	13.5	31.5	34.0	100.0	5580
	25–59	25.1	15.2	14.0	45.7	100.0	6740
	60+	38.8	16.5	2.2	42.5	100.0	1314
Total		24.4	12.9	19.0	43.5	99.9	21532

Sources: RDHS 2000, RDHS 2005, and RDHS 2010.