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Original Article

1 Department of Community Medicine and

Public Health, Institute of Medicine, 4 Deans Office, Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University, 2 Valley College of
Technical Sciences, Purbanchal University, 3 CIST College, Pokhara University, Baneswor, Tribhuvan Uni versity, Kathmandu, Nepal.
*Corresponding author email: ka runa 201@gma i l .com

Received: 21st Feb 2015, Accepted: 10th Mar 2015.

ABSTRACT

KEYWORDS:

INTRODUCTION

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MATERIALS AND METHODS

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RESULTS

STATISTICAL ANALYSIS

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Table 1. Risk estimates of maternal anthropometry, food restriction and obstetric history factor to LBW
Maternal risk factors

Weight (kg)
<45
45
Height (cm)
<145
145
BMI (kg/m2)
<18.5
18.5
Food restriction
No
Yes
History on LBW
No
Yes
History of preterm
No
Yes

Newborn weight
LBW
No. (%)
N=151
114 (76.5)
37 (7.0)
N=151
33 (25.6)
118 (21.5)
N=151
25 (61.0)
126 (19.8)
N=151
133(22.4)
18(21.4)
N=97
52 (21.1)
45 (19.1)
N=52
47 (19.9)
5 (45.5)

NBW
No. (%)
N=526
35 (23.5)
491 (93.0)
N=526
96 (74.4)
430 (78.5)
N=526
16 (39.0)
510 (80.2)
N=526
460(77.6)
66(78.6)
N=386
195 (78.9)
191 (80.9)
N=195
189 (80.1)
6 (54.5)

Total
No. (%)
N=677
149
528
N=677
129
548
N=677
41
636
N=677
593
84
N=483
247
236
N=247
236
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P value

RR
for LBW

0.000

10.92 (7.90-15.08)
Ref

0.320

1.19 (0.85-1.66)
Ref

0.000

3.08 (2.30-4.12)
Ref

0.837

1.05 (0.68-1.62)

0.000

0.30 (0.18-.50)
Ref

0.042

0.44 (0.23-0.88)
Ref

Table 2. Risk estimation of Institutional care during pregnancy factors to LBW

Risk factors

Gravida
Primigravida
M ultigravida
Parity
Primiparity
M ultiparity
ANC visits (times)
<4
4
Iron (tabs)
<180
180

Newborn weight
LBW
No. (%)
N=151
99 (23.0)
52 (21.1)
N=52
48 (21.7)
4 (15.4)
N=151
7 (17.1)
144 (22.6)
N=151
46 (20.4)
100 (23.7)

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NBW
No. (%)
N=526
331 (77.0)
195 (78.9)
N=195
173 (78.3)
22 (84.6)
N=526
34 (82.9)
492 (77.4)
N=526
180 (79.6)
322 (76.3)

Total
No. (%)
N=677
430
247
N=247
221
26
N=677
41
636
N=677
226
422

P value

RR
for LBW

0.553

1.09 (0.81-1.47)
Ref

0.454

1.41 (0.55-3.6)
Ref

0.406

0.75 (0.38-1.50)
Ref

0.837

0.86 (0.63-1.17)
Ref

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Table 3. Binary logistic regression analysis of maternal

anthropometry and obstetric history

Sig.

Factors

95% CI for
EXP (B)

Exp
(B)

Lower Upper
Maternal weight (<45/45) kg

0.00

50.27 28.08

90.00

Maternal height (<145/145) cm 0.13

0.60

0.30

1.17

BMI (<18.5/18.5)

0.55

0.76

0.31

1.86

History on LBW (No/Yes)

0.08

7.05

0.88

56.54

History on preterm (No/Yes)

0.64

0.62

0.08

4.58

Table 4. Linear regression of maternal weight and LBW

(coefficients)

Unstandardized
Coef f icients
Model

Std.
Error

3.89

0.21

Maternal
weight
-0.08
(<45/45)kg

0.00

(Constant)

Standard
ized
Coef f icie
nts

95% CI f or B
t

Sig.

B eta

-0.57

DISCUSSION

Lower

Uppe
r

18.96

0.00

3.49

4.29

-17.91

0.00

-0.09

-0.07

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REFERENCES

CONCLUSION

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

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