A Study of Low Birth Weight and Associated Maternal Factors in A Rural Field Practice Area of a Medical College at Ahmedabad City of Gujarat

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dc.contributor.authorJain, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorRana, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorShukla, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorRathod, V.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-06-27T06:31:16Z
dc.date.available2023-06-27T06:31:16Z
dc.date.issued2022-07
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: In developed countries, about 50% of all Low-Birth-Weight new born are preterm. Low birth weight is also a leading cause of neonatal death and major risk factor for infant and under-five morbidity and mortality. Objectives: To find out prevalence of low birth weight& to determine the association of socio-demographic variables, maternal medical and obstetric risk factors with low birth weight. Methodology: Across sectional community-based study was conducted in a rural field practice area of a medical college. A total of 600 participants (mothers who delivered within 3 months) were included in the study. Results: The prevalence of LBW was found to be 17% in the current study. Statistically significant asso-ciation was obtained between age, education, occupation, socio-economic class of participants and birth weight of the child. The prevalence of LBW was found to be significantly high (51.7%) amongst children of those participants who consumed/used tobacco in any form. Conclusion: The prevalence of the LBW was found to be 17%. Extremes of reproductive age group, illit-eracy, occupation of labourer, SEC class IV, grand-multiparity, inadequate IFA consumption, short stat-ure, weight of mother and use of tobacco were found to be significantly affecting the birth weight and as-sociated with low birth weight.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsGCS Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre, Ahmedabaden_US
dc.identifier.citationJain K, Rana B, Shukla R, Rathod V.. A Study of Low Birth Weight and Associated Maternal Factors in A Rural Field Practice Area of a Medical College at Ahmedabad City of Gujarat . National Journal of Community Medicine. 2022 Jul; 13(7): 473-477en_US
dc.identifier.issn2229-6816
dc.identifier.issn0976-3325
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/217292
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedsci Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber7en_US
dc.relation.volume13en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.55489/njcm.130720222099en_US
dc.subjectLow Birth Weighten_US
dc.subjectMaternal Factorsen_US
dc.subjectRural Areaen_US
dc.titleA Study of Low Birth Weight and Associated Maternal Factors in A Rural Field Practice Area of a Medical College at Ahmedabad City of Gujaraten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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