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SynthesisItalian journal of pediatrics2018

Low birth weight and its associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aklilu Endalamaw, Eshetu Haileselassie Engeda, Daniale Tekelia Ekubagewargies, Getaneh Mulualem Belay, Mekuriaw Alemayehu Tefera

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Synthesis in Italian journal of pediatrics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 87 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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87 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Aklilu EndalamawDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia. yaklilu12@gmail.com.
Eshetu Haileselassie EngedaDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Daniale Tekelia EkubagewargiesDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Getaneh Mulualem BelayDepartment of Pediatrics and Child Health Nursing, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.
Mekuriaw Alemayehu TeferaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDifferent primary studies in Ethiopia showed the burden of low birth weight. However, variation among those studies was seen. This study was aimed to estimate the national prevalence and associated factors of low birth weight in Ethiopia.

methodsPubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane library, and Google Scholar were searched. A funnel plot and Egger's regression test were used to see publication bias. I-squared statistic was applied to check heterogeneity of studies. A weighted inverse variance random-effects model was applied to estimate the national prevalence and the effect size of associated factors. The subgroup analysis was conducted by region, study design, and year of publication.

resultA total of 30 studies with 55,085 participants were used for prevalence estimation. The pooled prevalence of LBW was 17.3% (95% CI: 14.1-20.4). Maternal age < 20 years (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI:1.5-2.0), pregnancy interval < 24 months (AOR = 2.8; 95%CI: 1.4-4.2), BMI < 18.5 kg/m

conclusionsThe prevalence of low birth weight in Ethiopia remains high. This review may help policy-makers and program officers to design low birth weight preventive interventions.

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EthiopiaHumansInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfant, Newborn, DiseasesPrevalenceRisk FactorsBirth outcomeEthiopiaLow birth weight

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PMCPMC6258299

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