Determinants of Low Birth Weight among newborns delivered at Addis Ababa public Hospitals (unmatched case control study),Addis Abeba,Ethiopia,2018/2019.
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2019-02
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: Low birth weight is closely associated with fetal and neonatal morbidity, inhibited
growth and cognitive development, and chronic diseases in life. Birth weight also predicts the
child’s future health, growth, psychosocial development, and survival. Low birth weight can be
defined as weight at birth less than 2,500 grams irrespective of gestational age. In developing
countries, a birth weight below 2,500 grams is the leading cause of infant and child mortality and
contributes to several poor health outcomes. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of LBW is as high as
more than 13% according to studies from different regions of the country. Birth weight is a good
summary measure of multifaceted public health problems that include long-term maternal
malnutrition, ill health, and poor health care during pregnancy.
Objectives: Main aim of this study is to identify determinant factors of low birth weight among
newborns delivered in Addis Ababa public hospitals 2018/2019.
Methods: A hospital based unmatched case control study will be conducted among 279 deliveries
from March to April 1 2019 in Addis Ababa public hospitals, Ethiopia. The sample size is
determined using double population proportion formula N=279. Consecutive sampling technique
will be used to get cases and systematic sampling to get controls. Data will be collected by
interviewing the mothers, reviewing medical records and measuring the anthropometry of the
mothers and the newborns using structured and pretested questionnaire. Data will be entered using
Epi-data 4.12 software and analysis will be done using SPSS 23. Variables that show significant
association in the bivariate logistic regression analysis (p<0.25) will be entered in multivariable
logistic regressions model. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% confidence interval (CI) and p value
≤0.05 will be used to claim statistical significance.
Work plan: The study will be conducted from September to June, 2018/2019.
Budget: The total budget required for this project is 35970 Ethiopian birr
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Low birth weight, Determinants, Case control, Addis Abab