PMID- 33432318
OWN - NLM
STAT- Publisher
LR  - 20240222
IS  - 0003-5548 (Print)
IS  - 0003-5548 (Linking)
DP  - 2021 Jan 11
TI  - Prevalence of low birth weight in India and its determinants: Insights from the 
      National Family Health Survey (NFHS), 2015-2016.
LID - 10.1127/anthranz/2021/1317 [doi]
AB  - The aetiology of low birth weight (LBW) is the outcome of complex interactions of 
      numerous physical and environmental factors. Present study aims to identify the 
      factors determining LBW in India as well as estimate the prevalence of LBW. The 
      study used the data of latest National Family Health Survey (NFHS), a nationally 
      representative sample consisting 81,869 ever married Indian women of reproductive 
      age. Data on birth weight of the full-term singleton infants born within three 
      years prior to survey and background characteristics of mothers were obtained 
      from 57,582 mother-infant pairs. Birth weight less than 2500 g was considered as 
      LBW. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used for data analysis. 
      Prevalence of LBW was highest in Central region of India (20.73%). Mother's area 
      of residence, education, economic condition, habit of tobacco chewing appeared as 
      the significant determinants of LBW in infants. Mothers receiving no food 
      supplementation during pregnancy, skipping ANC visits and vaccination, having 
      caesarean or home-based delivery had greater odds of giving birth to LBW 
      children. Female child had greater risk of LBW. The impact of low education 
      reflects in present study in terms of lack of awareness regarding antenatal care, 
      ignorance towards health check-ups and immunization during pregnancy. The study 
      highlighted that low maternal education is an important key determinant to deal 
      with in order to eradicate its major role in determining LBW among the infants.
FAU - Mallick, Akash
AU  - Mallick A
AD  - Senior Research Fellow, Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical 
      Institute, 203, B.T. Road, Kolkata - 700 108, West Bengal, India.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20210111
PL  - Germany
TA  - Anthropol Anz
JT  - Anthropologischer Anzeiger; Bericht uber die biologisch-anthropologische 
      Literatur
JID - 0372377
SB  - IM
EDAT- 2021/01/13 06:00
MHDA- 2021/01/13 06:00
CRDT- 2021/01/12 06:11
PHST- 2020/06/15 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2020/09/17 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2020/10/14 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/01/12 06:11 [entrez]
PHST- 2021/01/13 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/01/13 06:00 [medline]
AID - 10.1127/anthranz/2021/1317 [doi]
PST - aheadofprint
SO  - Anthropol Anz. 2021 Jan 11. doi: 10.1127/anthranz/2021/1317.