Risk factors of preterm delivery of low birth weight (plbw) in an African population

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dc.contributor.authorBayingana, Claude
dc.contributor.authorMuvunyi, Claude Mambo
dc.contributor.authorAfrica, Charlene W.J.
dc.date.accessioned2016-06-14T13:47:09Z
dc.date.available2016-06-14T13:47:09Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractMore than 20 million infants in the world (15.5% of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five percent of them are in developing countries. The objective of this study was to examine different factors which may contribute to preterm delivery of low birth weight (PLBW) in a recent sample of Rwandan birth. The study sample included 200 randomly selected women admitted to the department of obstetrics-gynecology of the teaching hospital of Butare in Rwanda. Mothers were asked to complete a questionnaire and obstetrics records were used in order to identify factors which might pose a health risk to them and their infants. Maternal weight, height, history of previous preterm and healthy conditions of the children in the family showed a significant relationship with PLBW. Maternal level of education, number of pregnancies of the mother, urinary tract infection, sexually transmitted disease, antibiotic administration, diabetes, history of heart disease, alcohol consumption and smoking showed a relationship with PLBW but the relationship was not significant. More studies are required for a better understanding of the mechanism leading to preterm delivery of low birth infants.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBayingana, C. et al. (2010). Risk factors of preterm delivery of low birth weight (plbw) in an African population. Journal of Clinical Medicine and Research, 2(7): 114-118en_US
dc.identifier.issn2141-2235
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/2323
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.privacy.showsubmitterFALSE
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.rights.uriAcademic Journals strongly supports the Open Access initiative. Abstracts and full texts of all articles published by Academic Journals are freely accessible to everyone immediately after publication.
dc.status.ispeerreviewedTRUE
dc.subjectAfricaen_US
dc.subjectPregnancyen_US
dc.subjectPreterm deliveryen_US
dc.subjectLow birth weight infantsen_US
dc.subjectMaternal weighten_US
dc.subjectSexually transmitted infectionen_US
dc.titleRisk factors of preterm delivery of low birth weight (plbw) in an African populationen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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