Determinants of low birth weight in urban Pakistan
Document Type
Article
Department
Community Health Sciences
Abstract
Objective: To identify determinants of low birth weight (LBW) in Karachi, Pakistan, including environmental exposures and nutritional status of the mother during pregnancy. Design: Cross-sectional study. Participants: Five hundred and forty mother-infant pairs. We interviewed mothers about obstetric history, diet and exposure to Pb. We measured birth weight and blood lead level (BLL). We performed multiple log binomial regression analysis to identify factors related to LBW.Results: Of 540 infants, 100 (18.5%) weighed 208.7 mg/d), infants of mothers with MUAC less than or equal to the median and dietary vitamin C intake > 208-7 mg/d (adjPR = 10.80, 95 % CI 1.46, 79.76), mothers with MUAC above the median and vitamin C intake
Publication (Name of Journal)
Public Health Nutrition
Recommended Citation
Janjua, N.,
Delzell, E.,
Larson, R.,
Meleth, S.,
Kristensen, S.,
Kabagambe, E.,
Sathiakumar, N.
(2009). Determinants of low birth weight in urban Pakistan. Public Health Nutrition, 12(6), 789-798.
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