Prevalence and contributing factors of low birth weight babies in institutional delivery

Authors

  • Milan Malla Patan Academy of Health Sciences
  • Dilip Raj Joshi Patan Academy of Health Sciences
  • Kailash Chhetri Patan Academy of Health Sciences
  • Prabin Pandey Patan Academy of Health Sciences

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v2i1.20337

Keywords:

Amniotic fluid index, Intra uterine growth retardation, Maternal risk factors, Patan Hospital, Retrospective hospital based study

Abstract

Introduction: Low Birth Weight (LBW) is a sensitive indicator of socio- economic conditions and indirectly measures the health of mother and child. Though, the health situation of Nepal has improved substantially over the years, LBW rate is still high. The present study explores the prevalence and contributing factors of LBW babies delivered in Patan Hospital.

Methods: The data were collected retrospectively from patients’ record for babies born at Patan Hospital, Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Kathmandu, Nepal. Records were retrieved through systematic randomization and IBM SPSS 15.0 was used for analysis. Non-parametric tests were applied with correlation done between dependent and independent variables.

Results: A total of 4395 birth occurred during the study period of which 527 met the study criteria and remaining were of normal birth weight. The prevalence of LBW was 11.99% and the average LBW was calculated as 2074.97 ± 344.425 grams. The factors associated with LBW included preterm babies (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.554, p = 0.001 < 0.05) and oligohydramnious (Spearman’s correlation coefficient = 0.307, p= 0.019 < 0.05).

Conclusions: This study suggests preterm babies and oligohydramnious to be contributing factors of LBW babies.

Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Vol. 2, No. 1, 2015. page: 26-29

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
534
PDF
484

Downloads

Published

2015-01-18

How to Cite

Malla, M., Joshi, D. R., Chhetri, K., & Pandey, P. (2015). Prevalence and contributing factors of low birth weight babies in institutional delivery. Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences, 2(1), 26–29. https://doi.org/10.3126/jpahs.v2i1.20337

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2015)

Section

General Section: Original Articles

License

© Journal of Patan Academy of Health Sciences

Submission of the manuscript means that the authors agree to assign exclusive copyright to JPAHS. All authors must sign a Copyright Transfer and Author Agreement form upon submission of the manuscript to the Journal. The work shall not be published elsewhere in any language without the written consent of JPAHS. The articles published in this journal are protected by copyright which covers translation rights and the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute all of the articles printed in the journal.