Abstract
BackgroundReducing the incidence of Low birth weight (LBW) neonates by at least one third between 2000 and 2010 is one of the major goals of the United Nations resolution "A World Fit for Children". This was a case-control study conducted between August-October 2009 in Medani Hospital, Sudan to investigate the risk factors for LBW. Cases were mothers who delivered singleton baby < 2500 gm. Controls were mothers delivered singleton baby of ≥ 2500 gm.FindingsOut of 1224 deliveries, 97 (12.6%) of the neonates were LBW deliveries. While maternal socio-demographic characteristics (age, parity and mother education) and anthropometrics measurements were not associated with LBW, lack of antenatal care (OR = 5.9, 95% CI = 1.4-24.4; P = 0.01) and maternal anaemia (OR = 9.0, 95% CI = 3.4-23.8; P < 0.001) were the main risk factor for LBW.ConclusionThus, more care on antenatal care and nutrition may prevent LBW.
Highlights
Low birth weight (LBW) is an important indicator of obstetric care and health status
Predictors for LBW While maternal socio-demographic characteristics and anthropometrics measurement were not associated with LBW, lack of antenatal care (OR = 5.9, 95% CI = 1.4-24.4; P = 0.01) and maternal anaemia (OR = 9.0, 95% CI = 3.423.8; P < 0.001) were the main risk factor for LBW in multivariate analyses, table 2
The main findings of the current study were; high rate of LBW, there was no significant association between maternal socio-demographic characteristics and anthropometrics measurement and LBW, anaemia was the main risk factor for LBW
Summary
Low birth weight (LBW) is an important indicator of obstetric care and health status. Reducing the incidence of LBW neonates by at least one third between 2000 and 2010 is one of the major goals of the United Nations resolution "A World Fit for Children" and is an important contribution toward Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 of reducing child mortality by two thirds by 2015 [3]. Reducing the incidence of Low birth weight (LBW) neonates by at least one third between 2000 and 2010 is one of the major goals of the United Nations resolution "A World Fit for Children". This was a case-control study conducted between August-October 2009 in Medani Hospital, Sudan to investigate the risk factors for LBW. Controls were mothers delivered singleton baby of ≥ 2500 gm
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