Gebregzabiherher Yisak, Haftu Abera, Weldemariam Solomon, Gebrehiwet Haftom
Midwifery Department, Adwa General Hospital, Adwa, Ethiopia.
Midwifery Department, Mekelle University, Mekelle, Ethiopia.
Obstet Gynecol Int. 2017;2017:2149156. doi: 10.1155/2017/2149156. Epub 2017 Jul 4.
World health organization estimates that 25 million LBW babies are born annually worldwide and 95% occur in developing countries. . To assess the prevalence and associated factors of low birth weight among term neonates delivered in Adwa Hospital, Northern Ethiopia. . A cross-sectional study was conducted among neonates delivered in Adwa Hospital. All live births delivered from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2016, were included in this study. The study participants were selected through systematic sampling technique and the data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Data was entered to Epi Data version 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS version 20 software. To identify independent predictors, bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regressions were employed. Adjusted odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were used to determine the strength of association. The prevalence of term low birth weight was 10%. The risk factors were mothers aged less than 20 years, mothers whose pregnancy was desired, mothers with a history of abortion, and mothers with normal hemoglobin, iron with folic acid, and HIV status. The burden of LBW obtained in this study was in the same range as in some other countries.
世界卫生组织估计，全球每年有2500万低体重儿出生，其中95%发生在发展中国家。为评估埃塞俄比亚北部阿德瓦医院足月新生儿低出生体重的患病率及相关因素。在阿德瓦医院出生的新生儿中进行了一项横断面研究。本研究纳入了2014年7月1日至2016年6月30日期间所有活产儿。研究参与者通过系统抽样技术选取，并使用结构化问卷收集数据。数据录入Epi Data 3.1版本，并使用SPSS 20软件进行分析。为确定独立预测因素，采用了二元和多变量二元逻辑回归。调整后的优势比和95%置信区间用于确定关联强度。足月低出生体重的患病率为10%。危险因素包括年龄小于20岁的母亲、意外怀孕的母亲、有流产史的母亲以及血红蛋白、铁与叶酸水平正常和HIV状况正常的母亲。本研究中获得的低体重负担与其他一些国家处于相同范围。
