Background: Birth weight is an impo

Background: Birth weight is an important determinant of child survival and development. It is also a subject
of clinical and epidemiological investigations. This study was planned to fi nd out the epidemiological factors
associated with low birth weight (LBW) among institutional deliveries so that suitable recommendation can be
made to prevent LBW.
Objectives: The present study was therefore undertaken to fi nd out some maternal factors that may have
their association, if any with LBW.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at tertiary care hospital among 350
mothers delivering live born neonate in study place. All babies were weighed within 24 hours after the birth.
The babies were weighed on beam type weighing machine up to 20 g accuracy. LBW was defi ned as a birth
weight of

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Background: Birth weight is an important determinant of child survival and development. It is also a subjectof clinical and epidemiological investigations. This study was planned to fi nd out the epidemiological factorsassociated with low birth weight (LBW) among institutional deliveries so that suitable recommendation can bemade to prevent LBW.Objectives: The present study was therefore undertaken to fi nd out some maternal factors that may havetheir association, if any with LBW.Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at tertiary care hospital among 350mothers delivering live born neonate in study place. All babies were weighed within 24 hours after the birth.The babies were weighed on beam type weighing machine up to 20 g accuracy. LBW was defi ned as a birthweight of <2500 gram. All mothers were examined and interviewed within 24 hours after delivery and fi ndingswere recorded. The analysis was done using Epi Info package.Results: In this study, 40.0% mothers delivered LBW babies. Findings indicate that gestational age less than37 weeks (76.5%), maternal age less than 20 years (58.5%), irregular antenatal checkup (70.5%), mother’sheight less than 150 cm (68.5%), mother’s weight less than 50 kg (76.1%), hemoglobin less than 10 gm/dl(60.5%), severe physical work (78%), and tobacco chewing (58.5%) are signifi cant determinants of LBW.Conclusion: Our study indicates that gestational age, maternal age, regular antenatal checkup, mother’sheight, mother’s weight, anemia, physical work, and tobacco chewing are signifi cant determinants of LBW.Prevalence of LBW can be reduced by increasing the gestational age, regular antenatal checkup, balanceddiet during antenatal period, adequate rest during antenatal period, and avoiding the tobacco chewing.