Association between maternal khat use and other determinants and low birth weight in Halaba Zone, South Ethiopia: an unmatched case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Early newborn mortality, morbidity, and long-term health outcomes are significantly predicted by birth weight. Many babies are born underweight in Ethiopia, but few case-control studies have previously examined the risk variables associated with khat consumption and low birth weight (LBW). Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify maternal khat use and maternal sociodemographic and obstetric risk factors associated with LBW in the Halaba Kulito General Hospital, southern Ethiopia.

Methods

A hospital-based case-control study design was used on 334 neonates (111 cases and 223 controls) at Halaba General Hospital in Halaba Zone, southern Ethiopia, from 01 October 2023 to 27 February 2024. A consecutive sampling method was used to select both the cases and co

SUBMITTER: Wogayehu B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11894810 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature