Document Type
Article
Department
Community Health Sciences
Abstract
To evaluate maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight (LBW) among women aged 15-35 years, we carried out a hospital-based, case-control study on 262 cases (mothers of neonates weighing < or = 2.5 kg) and 262 controls (mothers of neonates weighing > 2.5 kg). Odds of delivering a low-birth-weight baby decreased with increase in maternal haemoglobin [odds ratio (OR): 0.701; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.62-0.79]. Odds were greater among mothers not using iron supplements during pregnancy (OR: 2.88; 95% CI: 1.83-4.54). Mothers of LBW babies had lower haemoglobin levels before delivery.
Publication (Name of Journal)
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal
Recommended Citation
Rizvi, S. A.,
Hatcher, J.,
Jehan, I.,
Qureshi, R.
(2007). Maternal risk factors associated with low birth weight in Karachi: A case-control study. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 13(6), 1343-1352.
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https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_chs_chs/517