Background: World Health Organization has defined low birth weight (LBW) as birth weight less than 2,500 grams. Giving birth to a LBW infant is influenced by several factors. Objective of the study was to measure the proportion of low birth weight babies delivered in V.S.S medical college and hospital, Burla and its association with socio-demographic factors.Methods: Hospital based cross -sectional study comprising of 1030 postnatal women who delivered single live baby in V.S.S Medical College and Hospital, Burla. Selection of study participants was done by systematic random sampling in the study period October 2012 to September 2014. Chi-square test was used to measure association between LBW and socio-demographic factors.Results: The proportion of LBW was found to be 27.76%. The proportion of LBW babies was high and significant in extremes of age i.e. teenage (44.19%) and 30 years and above age group (39.56%) and Muslim mothers (36.36%), illiterate mothers (53.52 %), manual labourer (67.14%), socioeconomic class IV and V (32.98%), consanguinity history (60.58%), smoky fuel (30.02%), consumption of tobacco (49.11%).Conclusions: The proportion of LBW (27.76%) was found to be higher than national average (21.5%).

Lymphatic filariasis, a group of parasitic infections which can lead to disfigurement, disability and chronic pain. It causes social stigma which adversely affects their social and economic life. For elimination of LF, mass drugs administration is being implemented since 2004 in Odisha. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Baragarh district in the month of April 2021. Data regarding MDA was collected from 300 (200 rural and 100 urban) households (HHs) in a pre-designed, pretested questionnaire. A total of 300 households were covered in the post MDA survey of Bargarh with 1412 individuals. Of them, 1367 (96.8%) were found to be eligible. Of those who received the drugs, compliance was 94.1%. Overall effective coverage of MDA was 82%. But the difference in compliance among the three studied clusters was not found to be significant. In all the age groups only 25% of the eligible persons had consumed the drugs in front of the DD (Effective Supervised coverage). Though the coverage and compliance were found to be better, the effective supervised coverage of MDA is still low.