Association between inadequate prenatal care and low birth weight of newborns in Peru: Evidence from a peruvian demographic and health survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association between inadequate prenatal care (IPNC) and Low birth weight (LBW) in newborns of singleton gestation mothers in Peru.

Methods

We performed a secondary analysis of data from the 2019 Demographic and Health Survey. We included a total of 10,186 women of reproductive age (15 - 49 years) who had given birth to a singleton child in the last 5 years. The dependent variable was LBW (< 2500 g). The independent variables were IPNC (inadequate: when at least one of the IPNC components was absent [number of PNC visits ≥ 6, first PNC visit during the first trimester, compliance with PNC visit contents, and PNC visits provided by trained health personnel]) and each of its components. We evaluated the association using logistic regression models to est

SUBMITTER: Caira-Chuquineyra B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102233 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature