NDLI: Fatores de risco do baixo peso ao nascer nos municípios de Juazeiro (BA) e Petrolina (PE) Risk factors of low birth weight in the municipalities of Juazeiro (BA) and Petrolina (PE)

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Fatores de risco do baixo peso ao nascer nos municípios de Juazeiro (BA) e Petrolina (PE) Risk factors of low birth weight in the municipalities of Juazeiro (BA) and Petrolina (PE)

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Author	Morais, Cláudia Figueiredo, Godoy Cruz, Simone Seixas Da Suzart, Isaac Filho, Gomes Maria, Luise Santana, J. De Soares, P. David
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Introduction: Low birth weight is characterized as less than 2500 grams, according to the World Health Organization. It is considered to be an important determinant of infant morbidity-mortality in Brazil and around the world. Low birth weight predisposes children to infection, growth retardation, postnatal neuropsychological deficit and low school performance. Objective: to evaluate the association between maternal characteristics and low birth weight. Methodology: A case-control investigation was conducted in two hospital in neighboring municipalities: Petrolina (PE) and Juazeiro (BA). The sample consisted of 588 puerperae, of whom 136 were in the case group (women with low-weight children) and 452 in the control group (mothers of normal-weight children). In the data analysis procedures, the distribution of the variables was evaluated using the x 2 test at the significance level of 5%. This study was approved by the Research Ethics Committee of UEFS. Results: Correlations were found between low birth weight was associated with the mother's occupation during pregnancy (p = 0.04), father's schooling level (p = 0.01), mother's race/color (p = 0.00), municipality of origin (p = 0.01), mother's age (p = 0.00), number of prenatal consultations (p = 0.00), presence of pregnancy card at time of delivery (p = 0.00), number of consultations with a medical professional (p = 0.04), number of pregnancies (p = 0.01) and gestational age (p = 0.00) with the outcome investigated. Conclusion: The findings reaffirm that having quality prenatal care is of utmost importance, with greater efforts made towards identifying factors that are associated with Low birth weight, with a view to reducing the occurrence of this undesirable gestational outcome.
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