The neglected Sociobehavioural risk factors of low birth weight
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Background
Low Birth Weight is one of the most important health indicators in the world. It has some known and unknown causes. This study was designed to evaluate the role of behavioral and socioeconomic factors on neonatal birth weight.Method
This case-control study was conducted on 300 eligible neonates (150 cases and 150 controls) in 2015. The national Pregnancy Care Forms of the neonates that were kept in heath care centers in Kerman was used. The data was analyzed by IBM SPSS version 20 using Students t-test , Chi-square test and Fisher exact-test. The significancy level was set as 0.05.Results
The mean of primary care visits during pregnancy was 3.63±1.5 times for cases and 4.74±1.5 times for control groups (p-valueConclusion
Identification the sociobehavioral risk factors of Preterm labor and modifying them to prevent preterm birth is an essential approach for low birth weight prevention. Governments should pay special attention to nutritional status of childhood and adolescence girls to have healthy mothers and babies in the future.Women in childbearing age should be screened and educated about risky behaviors. Pregnancy care and support should delivered for all pregnant women according to the standard methods.Keywords:
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English
Published:
Social Determinants of Health, Volume:1 Issue: 3, 2015
Pages:
97 to 103
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