Determinants of low birth weight among neonates born in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals of Ethiopia: unmatched case control study

Getnet Asmare; Nigusie Berhan; Mengistu Berhanu; Animut Alebel

doi:10.1186/s13104-018-3568-2

Determinants of low birth weight among neonates born in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals of Ethiopia: unmatched case control study

BMC Res Notes. 2018 Jul 9;11(1):447. doi: 10.1186/s13104-018-3568-2.

Authors

Getnet Asmare¹, Nigusie Berhan², Mengistu Berhanu², Animut Alebel³

Affiliations

¹ College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Ethiopia.
² College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
³ College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, P. O. Box: 269, Debre Markos, Ethiopia. animut.a23@gmail.com.

Abstract

Objective: This study was conducted to identify the determinants of low birth weight among infants born in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals of Ethiopia.

Results: This study found that mothers who delivered female infants (AOR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.1, 2.6), occurrence of health problems during current pregnancy (AOR: 2.8, 95% CI 1.7,4.5), absence of antenatal care (AOR: 2.3,95% CI 1.3,4.0), lack of iron supplementation (AOR: 2.8, 95% CI 1.6,4.9), maternal MUAC below 23 cm (AOR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.0,2.7), and gestational age below 37 completed weeks (AOR: 3.3; 95% CI 1.9, 5.7) were found to be determinants of low birth weight.

Keywords: Low birth weight; Maternal factors; Northwest Ethiopia.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Case-Control Studies
Ethiopia
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant, Low Birth Weight*
Infant, Newborn
Male
Maternal Health*
Parturition
Pregnancy
Referral and Consultation
Risk Factors
Young Adult