Title of article
Low Birth Weight and Its Related Risk Factors in Northeast Iran
Author/Authors
Chaman, Reza Yasuj University of Medical Sciences , Amiri, Mohammad Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Raei, Mehdi Qom University of Medical Sciences , Ajami, Mohammad-Esmaeil Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Sadeghian, Afsaneh Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Khosravi, Ahmad Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Pages
4
From page
701
To page
704
Abstract
Objective: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) and its related
risk factors in an appropriate sample of neonates in Shahroud, northeast Iran.
Methods: At this study, a random sample of 1000 neonates were selected of which 72 neonates were LBWs.
We used univariate and multivariate logistic regression methods to evaluate the LBW risk factors in LBWs
compared to normal weight infants.
Findings: 7.2% of neonates were LBWs and 6.1% born before 37 weeks of gestation. Prematurity, high-risk
pregnancy and maternal age have significant statistical association with LBW. Odds Ratio (OR) for
prematurity was 42.82 (95%CI; 21.93-83.57), for high risk pregnancy 2.76 (95%CI; 1.47-5.19) and for
maternal age group more than 35 years in comparison to 19-35 years age group 0.2 (95%CI; 0.05-0.71).
Conclusion: Based on this study; prematurity and high risk pregnancy were the most important risk factors
for LBW. There was also a reverse association between maternal age and LBW.
Keywords
Low Birth Weight , Infants , Risk Factors , Prematurity , Newborn
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2013
Record number
2444508
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