Low birth weight and its associated risk factors: Health facility-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Low birth weight is a preventable public health problem. It is an important determinant of child survival and development, as well as long-term consequences like the onset of non-communicable disease in the life course. A large number of mortality and morbidity can be prevented by addressing the factors associated with low birth weight. The main objective of this study was to identify associated risk factors of low birth weight.

Methodology

A health facility-based unmatched case-control study was carried out from July 2018 to March 2019 among the mothers who delivered in health facilities of Dang district of Nepal from 17th August to 16th November 2018. The total sample size for the study was 369; 123 cases and 246 controls. Cases and controls were randomly select

SUBMITTER: K C A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7307746 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature