Predictors of Low Birth Weight Infants in the North West Province of Iran: a Case-control Study

Authors

  • Mahmood Moosazadeh Health Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
  • Mostafa Qorbani Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran
  • Naeema Syedi School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, South Australia, Australia.
  • Nahid Karamzad Vice-Chancellery for Food and Drug, Maragheh University of Medical Sciences, Maragheh, Iran.
  • Saeid Safiri Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran & Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Department of Statistics & Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  • Samira Amiri Student Research Committee, School of Nutrition, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract:

Background: Ninety-five percent of low birth weight infants are born in developing countries. This study was aimed to assess the predictors of low birth in East Azerbaijan, North-west province of Iran. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted through a hospital based case–control design involving 49 women delivering low birth weight infants and 98 delivering normal weight infants. The data analysis was using SPSS-13 software with bivariate and multivariate methods. Results: There was a significant positive association between maternal chronological and marriage ages with low birth weight infants (P

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volume 4  issue 6

pages  1983- 1991

publication date 2016-06-01

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