Risk factors associated with low birth weight. Ciego de Ávila municipality, 2012-2013
Abstract
Introduction: the World Health Organization (WHO) has defined as low birth weight that less weight to 2500g; but this is a classification for international comparison of neonatal and public health, including premature infants, although small, have weight and length appropriate for gestational age.
Method: in order to determine the risk factors that are associated with low birth weight, a study of cases and controls were carried out in Ciego de Avila; risk factors with strongest association with low birth weight children in the study areas were analyzed. The universe consisted of all the women who had low birth weight in the years 2012-2013.
Results: the North Area Health was the most affected; low maternal weight at the time of recruitment, short size, inadequate weight gain during pregnancy and anemia, as well as a history of having had a previous low, pregnant smokers weight, hypertension, urinary and vaginal infections, twinning and intrauterine growth restriction showed statistically significant association with low birth weight.
Conclusions: in the study period the significant relationship between premature and low birth weight (OR 7.78, p: 0.0000) was observed, so it is concluded that preterm birth was the main cause of low birth weight in Ciego de ÁvilaDownloads
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