ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2017
Distribution and Determinants of Low Birth Weight in Developing Countries.
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- Exploring the multilevel determinants of low birth weight in Bangladesh: Understanding implications for targeted public health interventions.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Age-related disparities and spatial distribution of low birthweight in sub-Saharan Africa: using data from demographic and health survey.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Parental Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Neonatal Factors Influencing Infants' Low Birth Weight: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bangladesh.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Nutritional and prenatal care factors associated with low birth weight among full-term infants in public hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMJ paediatrics open · 2025Article
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Abstract
objectivesLow birth weight (LBW) is a major public health concern, especially in developing countries, and is frequently related to child morbidity and mortality. This study aimed to identify key determinants that influence the prevalence of LBW in selected developing countries.
methodsSecondary data analysis was conducted using 10 recent Demography and Health Surveys from developing countries based on the availability of the required information for the years 2010 to 2013. Associations of demographic, socioeconomic, community-based, and individual factors of the mother with LBW in infants were evaluated using multivariate logistic regression analysis.
resultsThe overall prevalence of LBW in the study countries was 15.9% (range, 9.0 to 35.1%). The following factors were shown to have a significant association with the risk of having an LBW infant in developing countries: maternal age of 35 to 49 years (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.7; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.2 to 3.1; p<0.01), inadequate antenatal care (ANC) (aOR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.1 to 2.8; p<0.01), illiteracy (aOR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.1 to 2.7; p<0.001), delayed conception (aOR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.4 to 2.5; p<0.001), low body mass index (aOR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2 to 2.1; p<0.001) and being in the poorest socioeconomic stratum (aOR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.1 to 1.8; p<0.001).
conclusionsThis study demonstrated that delayed conception, advanced maternal age, and inadequate ANC visits had independent effects on the prevalence of LBW. Strategies should be implemented based on these findings with the goal of developing policy options for improving the overall maternal health status in developing countries.
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