Factors associated with low birthweight among newborns delivered at public health facilities of Nekemte town, West Ethiopia: a case control study.
Shimelis GirmaTeshale Fikadu GebaboEskeziyaw AgdewDesta HaftuGenet GedamuZeritu DewanaBereket GetachewPublished in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2019)
Lacking nutrition counselling during pregnancy, lacking iron/folic acid supplementation during pregnancy, not taking snacks during pregnancy, maternal under-nutrition, maternal anemia and inadequate minimum dietary diversity score of women (MDDS-W) were independently associated with LBW. Thus, public health intervention in the field of maternal and child health should address these determinants.
Keyphrases
- public health
- pregnancy outcomes
- birth weight
- gestational age
- pregnant women
- physical activity
- randomized controlled trial
- chronic kidney disease
- south africa
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- iron deficiency
- global health
- type diabetes
- preterm birth
- low birth weight
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- preterm infants
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men