Study on the factors associated with low birth weight among newborns delivered in a tertiary-care hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka

Rajashree, Kotabal; Prashanth, Hebballi L; Revathy, R.

doi:10.5455/ijmsph.2015.23032015263

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“…The results were consistent with various other studies who also observed that the prevalence of LBW was more among mothers with age <20 years. [12][13][14][15] Regarding the educational status, 80% of them were educated up to class 12 in the present study, similar findings were found in various other studies. 16,17 Majority of the study subjects were house wife's in the present study, similar results were obtained in study conducted by Kandhasamy et al 6 Majority of them belonged to class 3 SES in the present study, similar results were obtained in study conducted by Kandhasamy et al and Rajashree et al 6,12 This study found that around 60% of the study subjects had <2 ante natal visits which was similar to the findings of study conducted by Kandhasamy et al and Malik et al, where in those mothers who had received less than four ANC visits had a significant risk of having LBW.…”

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“…[7][8][9][10][11] However in various hospital based studies the proportion of LBW was above 30% .The reason might be that most of the high-risk pregnancies are delivered in tertiary healthcare centers. 12 In the present study the mean age of the mothers (n = 86) with low birth weight babies was 23±8.6 years. Nearly 70% of the mothers with low birth weight babies were less than 19 years of age at the time of delivery.…”

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Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factors: a community based cross sectional study in a rural area of Rohtak, Haryana, India

Shashikantha

Sheethal

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major public health issue in developing countries like India. LBW leads to an impaired growth of the infant resulting in a higher mortality rate and increased morbidity. LBW is also an important indicator of maternal and child health. Objective is to find the prevalence of low birth weight in a rural area and to study maternal factors associated with occurrence of low birth weight. Methods: This community based cross sectional study was undertaken in block Chiri, a rural field practice area attached to PGIMS, Rohtak. All the births which had occurred during the period from 1 st January to 31 st December, 2012 under one Primary health care center were included in the study. The list of deliveries during the study period was prepared with the help of ANMs, anganwadi workers and ASHAs. Details regarding antenatal, intranatal and post natal events were collected from the mothers using a pre-tested semistructured questionnaire after obtaining written informed consent. The data obtained were analysed using appropriate statistical tests. Results: The prevalence of low birth weight was found to be 18% in the study area. In the present study nearly 70% of the mothers with low birth weight babies were less than 19 years of age at the time of delivery, 80% of them were educated up to class 12, 78% were house wife's, 40% of them belonged to class 3 socio economic status, only 40% of them had got 3 or more antenatal checkup. Conclusion: The prevalence of low birth weight was 18% in the present study. Majority of them were aged <19years, educated up to 12th class, majority of them were house wives belonging to class 3 SES and had less than two antenatal checkup.

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Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factors: a community based cross sectional study in a rural area of Rohtak, Haryana, India

Shashikantha

Sheethal

2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…In our study, proportion of LBW was found to be 11.08% which is low compared to that observed in other hospitalbased studies by Lateef E et al 7 (29.65%) and Rajashree K et al 8 (31.3%). Joshi SM et al 9 and Nayak RK et al 10 found a low proportion of LBW 11.8% and 8.3% respectively.…”

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A Study of Low Birth Weight in a Primary Health Centre of Cachar District, Assam- A Record Based Study

Chutia¹,

Sharma²

2017

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“…These include age, education, mother’s marital status, and employment, level of household wealth, ethnic origin and body mass index (BMI) of the mothers [ 11 – 14 ]. A recent analysis of DHS data in 10 developing countries [ 14 ] found that older mothers (age 35–49) had significantly higher risk of delivering LBW babies compared with younger mothers, while other studies have found a higher prevalence of LBW among babies born to younger mothers [ 15 , 16 ]. Some studies found LBW to be associated with prenatal maternal depression and anxiety [ 17 – 19 ].…”

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Low birth weight of institutional births in Cambodia: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys 2010-2014

Chhea

Sopheab

2018

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundLow birth weight (LBW), an important risk factor for early childhood mortality and morbidity, is a major public health concern in developing countries including Cambodia. This study examined the prevalence of LBW across provinces in Cambodia and changes over time, and identified the factors associated with such condition.MethodsWe used children datasets from Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (CDHS) 2010 and 2014. There were 3,522 children and 4,991 children in both surveys. Maps illustrating provincial variation in LBW prevalence were constructed. Then, multivariate analyses were conducted to assess factors independently associated with LBW in CDHS 2014.ResultsLBW prevalence remained stable between 2010 and 2014, at around 7.0% 95% CI: 5.8–8.1). all institutional births, but within significant variation across provinces. Factors independently associated with LBW included mother’s no education compared with those whose mothers had secondary or higher education (AOR = 1.6, 95% CI: 1.0–2.6), babies born to mothers with < 4 antenatal care (ANC) visits during the pregnancy compared with those whose mothers had at least 4 ANC visits (AOR = 2.0, 95% CI: 1.5–2.8). Also, first-born babies were at greater risk of LBW compared with second-born babies (AOR = 1.4, 95% CI: 1.0–2.0).ConclusionThe study points to key sub-populations at greater risk and regions where LBW is particularly prevalent. Programs should target provinces where LBW prevalence remains high. Illiterate women, especially those pregnant for the first time should be the program priority. The current national program policy, which recommends that pregnant women have ≥ 4 ANC visits during pregnancy should be further reinforced and implemented. Program design should consider ways to communicate the importance of making the recommended number of ANC visits among women with no formal education.

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Study on the factors associated with low birth weight among newborns delivered in a tertiary-care hospital, Shimoga, Karnataka

Cited by 33 publications

References 7 publications

Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factors: a community based cross sectional study in a rural area of Rohtak, Haryana, India

Prevalence of low birth weight and its associated factors: a community based cross sectional study in a rural area of Rohtak, Haryana, India

A Study of Low Birth Weight in a Primary Health Centre of Cachar District, Assam- A Record Based Study

Low birth weight of institutional births in Cambodia: Analysis of the Demographic and Health Surveys 2010-2014

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