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- Title
Low birth weight in Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian demographic and health survey.
- Authors
Alemu, Addisu Alehegn; Aynalem, Bewket Yeserah
- Abstract
Introduction: the birth weight should be taken within an hour of delivery before major weight loss occurs. Low birth weight (LBW) a global serious public health problem that is associated with high stunting observed in less developed countries. Surprisingly there is an incidence of 15-20% newborns death is attributed by LBW globally every year. This study was aimed to identify the prevalence of LBW and its associated factors among women who gave birth five years before the survey and whose most recent newborn birth weight was known in Ethiopia. Methods: 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) data were utilized among 1,259 reproductive-age women who gave birth five years prior to the survey and who's most recent newborn birth weight was known. The outcome variable was the low birth weight (LBW) and predictor variables were categorized into individual and community level. Multi-level logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with LBW; STATA-14 software was used for data analysis. Weighted samples were used for data analysis to ensure the survey results were representative of the national and regional levels. Variables that were statistically significant on bivariate multilevel regression were considered for individual and community level. Multicollinearity was also checked among independent variables. Results: the prevalence of LBW in Ethiopia was 12.3% (95% CI: 10.1%, 15. 0%). The age of participants was ranged between 15-47 years with a mean ± SD of 28.28 ± 6.05 years. More than half (58.8%) of mothers who gave birth to a newborn with LBW were rural residents. Multiple pregnancy (AOR=4.67; 2.13, 10.50), maternal higher education (AOR=0.67; 95%CI: 0.45, 0.98), maternal primary education (AOR=0.50; 95% CI: 0.33, 0.77), resident in Afar (AOR=2.89; 95% CI: 1.05, 7.96) and Amhara (AOR=2.52; 95% CI: 1.15, 5.50) were factors associated low birth weight. Conclusion: more than one in ten mothers gave birth to a newborn with LBW in Ethiopia. The significant variations of the prevalence LBW among regions of Ethiopia need attention and women's education is important to reduce LBW.
- Subjects
ETHIOPIA; LOW birth weight; HEALTH surveys; DISEASE incidence; CHILDBEARING age
- Publication
Pan African Medical Journal One Health, 2022, Vol 9, p1
- ISSN
2707-2800
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.11604/pamj-oh.2022.9.5.31289