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Yaya S, Bishwajit G, Ekholuenetale M, et al. Inadequate Utilization of Prenatal Care Services, Socioeconomic Status, and Educational Attainment Are Associated with Low Birth Weight in Zimbabwe. Front Public Health. 2017;5:35doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00035.
Yaya, S., Bishwajit, G., Ekholuenetale, M., & Shah, V. (2017). Inadequate Utilization of Prenatal Care Services, Socioeconomic Status, and Educational Attainment Are Associated with Low Birth Weight in Zimbabwe. Frontiers in public health, 535. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00035
Yaya, Sanni, et al. "Inadequate Utilization of Prenatal Care Services, Socioeconomic Status, and Educational Attainment Are Associated with Low Birth Weight in Zimbabwe." Frontiers in public health vol. 5 (2017): 35. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00035
Yaya S, Bishwajit G, Ekholuenetale M, Shah V. Inadequate Utilization of Prenatal Care Services, Socioeconomic Status, and Educational Attainment Are Associated with Low Birth Weight in Zimbabwe. Front Public Health. 2017 Mar 06;5:35. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00035. eCollection 2017. PMID: 28321391; PMCID: PMC5337889.
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Front Public Health. 2017 Mar 06;5:35. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00035. eCollection 2017.

Inadequate Utilization of Prenatal Care Services, Socioeconomic Status, and Educational Attainment Are Associated with Low Birth Weight in Zimbabwe.

Frontiers in public health

Sanni Yaya, Ghose Bishwajit, Michael Ekholuenetale, Vaibhav Shah

Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Social Sciences, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.
  2. School of Medicine and Health Management, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology , Wuhan , China.
  3. The Women's Health and Action Research Centre , Benin City , Nigeria.
  4. Interdisciplinary School Health Sciences, University of Ottawa , Ottawa, ON , Canada.

PMID: 28321391 PMCID: PMC5337889 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00035

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Globally, low birth weight (LBW) remains a leading cause of neonatal and infant mortality and poses significant challenges toward the progress of achieving infant mortality-related goals. Experience from developed countries shows that two major causes of LBW (premature delivery and intrauterine growth restriction) can be averted to a great extent by adequate utilization of maternal health-care services, during pregnancy. In this study, we attempt to measure the prevalence of LBW in Zimbabwe and explore the association between adequate utilization of prenatal care (PNC) services and LBW in Zimbabwe. We also explore other possible associations with LBW.

METHODOLOGY: This study was based on nationally representative, cross-sectional data from Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey round 5, conducted in 2014. Participants included 3,221 mothers from both rural and urban areas. The participants were selected regardless of their current pregnancy status. Sample characteristics were presented using descriptive statistics. Association between utilization status of ANC and LBW was measured by chi-square (bivariate) test and logistic regression methods.

RESULTS: Prevalence of LBW was 12.8%. There was 11% reduction in the odds of having LBW babies for participants from urban area when compared with rural area (AOR = 0.897; 95% CI = 0.707-1.138). When compared to women with higher education, those having primary/below primary and secondary level qualification had higher odds of experiencing LBW babies by 73 and 56%, respectively. Participants who had less than four PNC/ANC visits had 34% higher odds (AOR = 1.340; 95% CI = 1.065-1.685) than those with at least four visits, and those who had given birth more than once, had 38% lower odds (AOR = 0.620; 95% CI = 0.493-0.780) of giving birth to LBW babies when compared to those who had given birth only once.

CONCLUSION: The findings of this study have programmatic and policy implications for low-resource nations and suggest that promoting access to ANC services especially in the rural areas is likely to reduce prevalence of LBW in Zimbabwe. This is important as LBW babies consume lot of health resources

Keywords: Zimbabwe; global health; low birth weight; neonatal and infant mortality; prenatal care

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