Birthweights in Southern Zaria, Northern Nigeria

Pc, Osuhor

doi:10.1093/tropej/28.4.196

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“…But the means for girls (z8oog) and boys ( q s o g) which Osuhor (1982) found in Nigeria were very similar to those of our study. The difference of yo g between the mean birthweight for girls and boys we found is quite similar to the 107 and 110 g reported from Tanzania (Bantje 1982) and Lesotho (Tjon a Ten et al 1 9 8 6 )~ respectively.…”

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Birthweight distribution in rural North‐West Burkina Faso

Hu¹

1997

Tropical Med Int Health

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SummaryTwo thousand and twenty-six delivery records from 1987 to 1989 in 5 rural health units in North Western Burkina Faso were analysed. The mean birthweight was 2899 g, with an overall incidence of low birthweight of 9.3%. Increasing birth order from I to 3 was associated with increasing birthweight; for birth orders ' 3 , birthweight was relatively constant. There is a marked seasonal variation in birthweight, with a decrease in the rainy season and an increase during the dry season. These findings are compared with other African populations. The anthropometric measurements of these newborns were slightly lower than standards from industrialized North America.

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Birthweight distribution in rural North‐West Burkina Faso

Hu¹

1997

Tropical Med Int Health

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“…They are lower tljan the mean birthweight of 3-145 ± 0 5 kg recorded in south-eastern Nigeria by Ogun & Okorafor (1985), but considerably above figures from northern Nigeria (Osuhor, 1982) of 2-236 kg for males and 2-170 kg for females in southern Zaria.…”

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“…The mean birthweights recorded in this investigation though slightly lower are comparable with those previously reported for the south-western Nigerian infants: 3-162 ± 0-464 kg for males and 3-015 ± 0-455 kg for females in Ibadan (Oduntan et al, 1977), 2-890 kg in Ibadan babies by Jelliffe (1966) and 3083 kg (both sexes) in Lagos by Watt (1959). They are lower tljan the mean birthweight of 3-145 ± 0 5 kg recorded in south-eastern Nigeria by Ogun & Okorafor (1985), but considerably above figures from northern Nigeria (Osuhor, 1982) of 2-236 kg for males and 2-170 kg for females in southern Zaria.…”

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Birthweight and sociobiological factors in Ilorin, Nigeria

1991

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Social and biological factors influencing birthweight of 3053Ilorin babies were studied. The mean birth weights were 2-998 kg ± 0-133 (SD) for males and 2-932 kg ±0.154 (SD) for females. Multiple regression analysis showed that maternal weight, height, age, education and ethnicity, and child's sex, significantly affected birthweight of infants. Some quadratic and interaction terms also contributed significantly to the prediction of birthweight. The strategies to control the incidence of low birth weight are discussed.

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Socio-biological determinants of birth weight

1989

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A study on a few selected socio-biological determinants of birth weight was conducted at a rural project hospital in Haryana. Records of 2292 singleton live births over a period of two years (1985-1987) were analysed, by bivariate and multivariate methods. The mean birth weight of the infants was 2715 g (S.D. 453). Mean birth weight of male infants was 92 g more than female infants. Literacy levels of both parents, maternal age, parity, place of residence and antenatal care were found to have significant influence on the birthweight. Multiple regression showed that maternal age, maternal literacy and place of residence had minimal influence on the birth weight compared to other factors.

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Birthweights in Southern Zaria, Northern Nigeria

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Birthweight distribution in rural North‐West Burkina Faso

Birthweight distribution in rural North‐West Burkina Faso

Birthweight and sociobiological factors in Ilorin, Nigeria

Socio-biological determinants of birth weight

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