Gofin R, Neumark Y D, Adler B
Department of Social Medicine, Hadassah Medical Organization and the Braun Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
Public Health. 2000 May;114(3):161-3.
The objective of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of maternally recalled birthweight (BW) in a population of 6-y-old children in Jerusalem. The study population consisted of 259 children entering the first grade in two schools in the city. We compare the recalled BW at entrance to school and the BW values as recorded in the Mother and Child Health Clinic of the Hadassah Community Health Center. The mean recalled BW was 11.7 g lower than the mean recorded BW (P>0.05). There were no statistical differences in mean BW values between the two data sources (according to socio-demographic characteristics) except for mother's age and origin, where no trends could be detected. Fifty-eight percent of the mothers accurately recalled the BW of their children to within 100 g and 80% recalled the BW to within 500 g. Seventy-three percent of mothers of low-birthweight children recalled a BW value of less than 2500 g and 99% of mothers of normal BW children recalled a BW of 2500 g or more. Correlation coefficients between the two sources ranged from 0.89 to 0.96. Given the high degree of accuracy, maternally recalled birthweight is a reliable and valid measure of birthweight 6 y post-partum and its use is justified when no records of birthweight are available. Public Health (2000) 114, 161-163
本研究的目的是检验耶路撒冷6岁儿童群体中母亲回忆的出生体重（BW）的可靠性和有效性。研究人群包括该市两所学校一年级的259名儿童。我们比较了入学时回忆的BW与哈达萨社区健康中心母婴健康诊所记录的BW值。回忆的平均BW比记录的平均BW低11.7克（P>0.05）。除母亲年龄和出生地外，两个数据源（根据社会人口统计学特征）的平均BW值无统计学差异，且未发现趋势。58%的母亲能准确回忆起孩子的BW在100克以内，80%能回忆在500克以内。低出生体重儿童的母亲中有73%回忆的BW值小于250克，正常BW儿童的母亲中有99%回忆的BW为2500克或以上。两个数据源之间的相关系数在0.89至0.96之间。鉴于高度的准确性，母亲回忆的出生体重是产后6年出生体重的可靠有效测量指标，在没有出生体重记录时使用是合理的。《公共卫生》（2000年）114卷，第161 - 163页
