Accuracy of Mothers' Perception of Birth Size to Predict Birth Weight Data in Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) is an important indicator of child health and wellbeing. However, in many countries, decisions regarding care and treatment are often based on mothers' perceptions of their children's birth size due to a lack of objective birth weight data. Additionally, birth weight data that is self-reported or recorded often encounters the issue of heaping. This study assesses the concordance between the perceived birth size and the reported or recorded birth weight. We also investigate how the presence of heaped birth weight data affects this concordance, as well as the relationship between concordance and various sociodemographic factors.

Methods

We examined 4,641 birth records reported in the 2019 Bangladesh Multiple Indicator Cluster

SUBMITTER: Khan JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420260 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature