ArticleItalian journal of pediatrics2019
Maternal HIV infection and preeclampsia increased risk of low birth weight among newborns delivered at University of Gondar specialized referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017.
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- Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Incidence and predictors of mortality among low birth weight neonates in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Association between anemia in pregnancy with low birth weight and preterm birth in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2024Pooled it
- The impact of pregnancy induced hypertension on low birth weight in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Protein C Levels in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Women with and Without Pre-Eclampsia in South Africa.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- Causal Effects of Common Pregnancy Complications on Neonatal Birth Weight: A Mendelian Randomization Study.International journal of women's health · 2026Article
- Maternal HIV Infection and Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy: Implications for Vertical Transmission, Fetal Safety, and Long-Term Infant Outcomes.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Incidence and predictors of mortality among low birth weight neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit in selected public hospitals, North Shoa zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: multi-center retrospective follow-up study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Prevalence and immediate outcomes of low birth weight neonates born of pre-eclamptic women at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital, Kenya.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Placental characteristics and neonatal weights among women with malaria-preeclampsia comorbidity and healthy pregnancies.PloS one · 2023Article
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- A Narrative Review of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System in the Placenta and Placental Bed of HIV Infected Women of African Ancestry with Preeclampsia.Current hypertension reports · 2021Review
- Trends and Racial/Ethnic Disparities in the Rates of Pre-eclampsia by HIV Status in the US.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2021Article
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- Contemporary Issues in Pregnancy (and Offspring) in the Current HIV Era.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2019Review
- Determinants and outcomes of low birth weight among newborns at a tertiary hospital in Zambia: A retrospective cohort study.Annals of African medicineArticle
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Abstract
introductionGlobally, more than 20 million infants are born with low birth weight. The risk of neonatal mortality among low birth weight infants is 25 to 30 times greater than neonates with birth weight ≥ 2500 g. Low birth weight infants are at increased risk of infection, difficulty of feeding, and neurologic problems following birth. So far, the prevalence and factors associated with low birth weight have not been studied in the study area after completion of the time set for millennium development goals. Therefore, the study was aimed at assessing the prevalence and associated factors of low birth weight among newborns delivered at University of Gondar specialized referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017.
methodsInstitution-based retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted from April 1 to May 28, 2017. A total of 240 newborns were included in the study. Systematic random sampling technique was used for selecting study participant's medical record charts from delivery registration log book. Data were collected using data extraction tool. Binary logistic regression followed by multivariable regression model was fitted and interpretation was made based on the adjusted odds ratio and p-value of less than 0.05 with corresponding 95% CI.
resultsThe prevalence of low birth weight was 12.9% (95%CI: 8.94, 17.83%). No history of preeclampsia (AOR = 0.193, 95%CI: 0.0516, 0.723), negative maternal HIV infection (AOR = 0.015, 95%CI: 0.001, 0.277), and being preterm (AOR = 17.6, 95%CI: 5.18, 60.17) were significantly associated with low birth weight. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS: The result of this study highlighted that the burden of low birth weight is a public health concern among babies delivered in University of Gondar specialized referral Hospital. Maternal HIV infection, preeclampsia, and prematurity were associated with low birth weight. Prevention and treatment of Human immunodeficiency virus infection during pregnancy, tackling prematurity and prevention of preeclampsia through strengthening of antenatal care service and other comprehensive strategies are strongly recommended.
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