Prevalence and Determinants of Low Birth Weight in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

NA Katiso, GM Kassa, GA Fekadu… - Advances in Public …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction. Low birth weight (LBW) is the most significant risk factor for neonatal and infant
mortality. It is one of the major public health problems in developing countries. Although …

Low birth weight and its associated factors among newborns delivered at wolaita sodo university teaching and referral hospital, southern Ethiopia, 2018

EA Lake, R Olana Fite - International journal of pediatrics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Birth weight has a vital role in determining newborns survival in vulnerable
conditions. Low birth weight is associated with fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality …

Antenatal care attendance and factors influenced birth weight of babies born between June 2017 and may 2018 in the WA East district, Ghana

PK Appiah, M Bukari, SN Yiri-Erong… - International Journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. In sub‐Saharan Africa, there is high coverage of the recommended four or
more times antenatal care (ANC) visits during pregnancy without complications; …

Effects of HIV infection on pregnancy outcomes among women attending antenatal care in referral hospitals of the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: a prospective …

WZ Worku, T Azale, TA Ayele… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) has remained to be a significant public
health problem worldwide mainly affecting women. Despite a 2 to 3 times higher risk of …

Effect of food insecurity and other possible factors associated with low birth weight among mothers who gave birth to live newborns in West Ethiopia: a facility-based …

M Desalegn, B Terefe, H Bikila - Nutrition and Dietary Supplements, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: More than 20 million births annually in developing countries are classed as low
birth weight, with short-and long-term consequences. Food insecurity is the major …

[PDF][PDF] The Relationship Between Preeclampsia And Low Birth Weight (Lbw) In Wonosari, Gunungkidul Regional Hospital

D Wahyuni, E Puspitasari - Epidemiology and Society Health Review, 2021 - academia.edu
Background: Globally, the infant and maternal mortality rate is still a severe problem
because it was an indicator of national health–no exceptions for Indonesia. In 2017, the …

Etude cas-témoins des facteurs associés à l´ insuffisance pondérale à la naissance au Centre Hospitalier de Kingasani, Kinshasa (République Démocratique Congo)

JCK Tshinzobe, DK Ngaya - Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 - ajol.info
Introduction: linsuffisance pondérale à la naissance est considérée comme lun des plus
importants indicateurs de chances de survie dun nouveau-né et un risque majeur de …

[PDF][PDF] Maternal factors influencing birth weight of term babies among women who received antenatal care at a Nigerian voluntary agency health care facility

VI Olafimihan, AJ Ariba, A Egunjobi… - Int J Reprod Contracept …, 2020 - academia.edu
Background: Birthweight is an important indicator of babies' health status and a reliable
predictor of their postnatal survival. Maternal factors are regarded as major contributors to …

Anthropometric Measurements of Term Babies Delivered in a Mission Hospital in Southwest Nigeria

VI Olafimihan, AJ Ariba, IOF Dedeke - Nigerian Postgraduate …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Background: Babies birth anthropometric measurements are useful for retrospective
assessment of foetal in utero health status, anticipatory care and growth monitoring. At …

Case-control study of factors associated with low birth weight at the Kingasani Hospital Center, Kinshasa (Democratic Republic of Congo)

JCK Tshinzobe, DK Ngaya - The Pan African Medical Journal, 2021 - europepmc.org
Methods we conducted a retrospective case-control study. The data about the information of
the parturients and their children born from 1 st January to 31 st December 2016 were …