Introduction: WHO defines low birth

Introduction: WHO defines low birth weight (LBW) as a birth weight less than 2500 grams. Almost a
third of the newborn in South East Asia Region is a low birth weight baby. Many risk factors
contributing to LBW have been recognized, which in order of importance are low maternal weight,
low maternal hemoglobin, low maternal height, primi-parity, adolescent mother and poor or inadequate
maternal nutrition during pregnancy. Low birth weight babies have a higher risk of morbidity and
mortality than an infant of normal birth weight. The present study was carried out to explore the
associated risk factors of low birth weight which will be beneficial to undertake effective measures to
reduce the burden of the low birth weight.
Methods: This was a hospital based case control study conducted in Dhulikhel hospital, Kavre,
Nepal from Jan 1st 2008 to 30th May 2010. A total of 401 cases and an equal number of age matched
controls were taken to assess the different risk factors of the mother for LBW babies. Ethical approval
for the study was taken from KUSMS-Institutional research committee. Data analysis was done
using SPSS version 10.0.
Results: Data of 401 LBW and equal number of normal birth weight babies were analyzed. The
incidence of LBW in this study was 11.07%. LBW was more common in female (n=236) than in male
(n=165) babies. However this difference was statistically insignificant. Among the case and the
control group, maternal hemoglobin (p

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Introduction: WHO defines low birth weight (LBW) as a birth weight less than 2500 grams. Almost athird of the newborn in South East Asia Region is a low birth weight baby. Many risk factorscontributing to LBW have been recognized, which in order of importance are low maternal weight,low maternal hemoglobin, low maternal height, primi-parity, adolescent mother and poor or inadequatematernal nutrition during pregnancy. Low birth weight babies have a higher risk of morbidity andmortality than an infant of normal birth weight. The present study was carried out to explore theassociated risk factors of low birth weight which will be beneficial to undertake effective measures toreduce the burden of the low birth weight.Methods: This was a hospital based case control study conducted in Dhulikhel hospital, Kavre,Nepal from Jan 1st 2008 to 30th May 2010. A total of 401 cases and an equal number of age matchedcontrols were taken to assess the different risk factors of the mother for LBW babies. Ethical approvalfor the study was taken from KUSMS-Institutional research committee. Data analysis was doneusing SPSS version 10.0.Results: Data of 401 LBW and equal number of normal birth weight babies were analyzed. Theincidence of LBW in this study was 11.07%. LBW was more common in female (n=236) than in male(n=165) babies. However this difference was statistically insignificant. Among the case and thecontrol group, maternal hemoglobin (p<0.001), maternal height (p<0.001), maternal weight gain(p<0.0001), number of ANC visits (p<0.0001) were statistically significant. However with regards toethnicity, nutrition during pregnancy, parity and age of the mother the association were insignificant.Ethnical group, nutrition during pregnancy, age of mother and parity was found to be staticallyinsignificant for LBWConclusions: LBW is a common problem of the developing world, which is an important factor forperinatal mortality and morbidity. Maternal height, hemoglobin, total weight gain and ANC visit werefound to be the significant risk factors contributing to LBW.

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Pengantar: WHO mendefinisikan berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR) sebagai berat lahir kurang dari 2500 gram. Hampir
sepertiga dari bayi yang baru lahir di South Region Asia Timur adalah bayi berat lahir rendah. Banyak faktor risiko
yang berkontribusi terhadap BBLR telah diakui, yang dalam rangka kepentingan yang berat badan rendah ibu,
hemoglobin ibu rendah, tinggi ibu rendah, primi-paritas, ibu remaja dan miskin atau tidak memadai
gizi ibu selama kehamilan. Rendah bayi berat lahir memiliki risiko lebih tinggi morbiditas dan
mortalitas dari bayi berat lahir normal. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengeksplorasi
faktor risiko yang terkait berat badan lahir rendah yang akan bermanfaat untuk melakukan langkah-langkah efektif untuk
mengurangi beban berat lahir rendah.
Metode: Ini adalah berdasarkan studi kasus kontrol rumah sakit dilakukan di rumah sakit Dhulikhel, Kavre ,
Nepal dari 1 Januari 2008 hingga 30 Mei 2010. Sebanyak 401 kasus dan jumlah yang sama dari usia cocok
kontrol diambil untuk menilai faktor-faktor risiko yang berbeda dari ibu untuk bayi BBLR. Persetujuan etika
untuk studi ini diambil dari komite penelitian KUSMS-Kelembagaan. Analisis data dilakukan
dengan menggunakan SPSS versi 10.0.
Hasil: Data dari 401 BBLR dan jumlah yang sama dari bayi berat lahir normal dianalisis. The
kejadian BBLR dalam penelitian ini adalah 11,07%. BBLR lebih umum pada perempuan (n = 236) dibandingkan laki-laki
(n = 165) bayi. Namun perbedaan ini secara statistik tidak signifikan. Di antara kasus dan
kelompok kontrol, hemoglobin ibu (p <0,001), tinggi ibu (p <0,001), berat badan ibu
(p <0,0001), jumlah kunjungan ANC (p <0,0001) secara statistik signifikan. Namun berkaitan dengan
. etnisitas, gizi selama kehamilan, paritas dan usia ibu asosiasi yang signifikan
kelompok etnis, gizi selama kehamilan, usia ibu dan paritas ditemukan statis
signifikan untuk BBLR
Kesimpulan: BBLR adalah masalah umum dari mengembangkan dunia, yang merupakan faktor penting untuk
kematian perinatal dan morbiditas. Tinggi ibu, hemoglobin, jumlah berat badan dan kunjungan ANC yang
ditemukan menjadi faktor risiko yang signifikan berkontribusi terhadap BBLR.