'A study to assess correlates of low birth weight (LBW) in periurban area of Chandigarh, India'
| Autor: | Shammi Kumar Jain, Munesh K. Sharma, Neeraj Gour, Meenal Thakare |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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education.field_of_study
Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Birth weight Population Infant mortality 03 medical and health sciences Low birth weight 0302 clinical medicine 030225 pediatrics Female health Environmental health Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine General health medicine.symptom business education Reproductive health |
| Zdroj: | International Journal Of Medical Science And Clinical Invention. |
| ISSN: | 2348-991X |
| Popis: | INTRODUCTION: - Birth weight of the baby is an important indicator of reproductive health and general health status of population. LBW is considered the single most important predictor of infant mortality, especially of deaths within the first month of life. Since we don’t have any data regarding low birth weight and its associated factors in this area so the present study was conducted. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted at RHTC under the Department of Community Medicine of Govt. Medical College, Chandigarh where female health workers from Department of Health of Chandigarh Administration are also posted. RESULTS: - Out of these the prevalence of low birth weight was 11.7 % for males and 19.5% for females. Total prevalence of LBW babies was found to be 15.5%. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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