ArticleBMC research notes2018
Prevalence and associated factors of low birth weight in Axum town, Tigray, North Ethiopia.
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- Association between anemia in pregnancy with low birth weight and preterm birth in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- Epidemiology of preterm birth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Alcohol consumption and its associated factors among pregnant women in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis' as given in the submission system.Substance abuse treatment, prevention, and policy · 2020Pooled it
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- Association between out-of-pocket health expenditures and low birth weight in Eastern Ethiopia: a generalized structural equation modeling (GSEM).BMC public health · 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
- Estimating the impact of maternal anemia on low-birth-weight in Sub-Saharan African countries: propensity score matching analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Multilevel multinomial regression analysis of factors associated with birth weight in sub-Saharan Africa.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Dietary diversity and other predictors of low birth weight in Gurage Zone, Ethiopia: Prospective study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Development and validation of a risk score to predict adverse birth outcomes using maternal characteristics in northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Magnitude and factors associated with low birth weight among newborns in public health facilities of Mekelle City, northern Ethiopia: a multi-center study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting low birth weight among pregnant women who had antenatal care visits at Debre Markos Comprehensive and Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- The effect of maternal anaemia on low birth weight among newborns in Northwest Ethiopia.Scientific reports · 2022Article
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- Maternal and neonatal factors associated with low birth weight among neonates delivered at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- The effect of substance use during pregnancy on neonatal outcomes in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Heliyon · 2021Review
- The Burden of Adverse Neonatal Outcome among Antenatal Substance Users in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Global pediatric health · 2021Review
- Low Birth Weight and Its Associated Factors among Newborns Delivered at Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Southern Ethiopia, 2018.International journal of pediatrics · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveWeight at birth is a good indicator of the newborn's chances for survival, growth, long-term health and psychosocial development. Therefore, the aimed of this study is to assess the prevalence and associated factors of low birth weight in Axum town, Tigray, North Ethiopia.
resultThe magnitude of low birth weight was 8.8%. Height of mother adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 4.607 (CI 1.34-15.8), gestational age AOR 4.7 (CI 1.08-20.44), anti-natal care (ANC) visit AOR 0.076 (CI 0.009-0.645), anemia during pregnancy AOR 14.5 (CI 3.821-55.6) and drinking alcohol AOR 6.4 (CI 1.235-33.94) were found to be significantly associated with low birth weight. Pre-conceptual counseling on nutrition, about the effect of short suture on birth outcome and personal maternal habit (drinking alcohol), effective treatment and prevention of anemia and awareness on the importance ANC follow up should be the target.
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