PMID- 37123748
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230502
IS  - 2168-8184 (Print)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Electronic)
IS  - 2168-8184 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 3
DP  - 2023 Mar
TI  - Prevalence and Determinants of Low Birth Weight in India: Findings From a 
      Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Survey (2019-21).
PG  - e36717
LID - 10.7759/cureus.36717 [doi]
LID - e36717
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Low birth weight (LBW) is an important public health indicator 
      extensively linked to infant and child mortality, especially in 
      lower-middle-income countries (LMICs). Globally, 15.5% of all infants are born 
      with LBW while 95% of these occur in LMICs. This study aims to examine the 
      prevalence and determinants of LBW in India. METHODS: Data were obtained from the 
      fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS) round conducted during 2019-2021. The 
      study sample included women aged 15-49 years who had a singleton pregnancy in the 
      five years preceding the survey (N=175,240). A bivariate analysis was carried out 
      and a logistic regression model was fitted to assess the maternal determinants 
      affecting the birth weight among newborns. RESULTS: A total of 175,240 mothers 
      were included in the present study. The proportion of newborns with LBW was 
      17.29% (n=26366, 95% confidence interval [CI] 17.01, 17.57), of which 6% (n=1450, 
      95% CI 5.61, 6.41) had very low birth weight (less than 1500 g). An increase in 
      the education level of women or wealth index also resulted in significantly 
      reduced odds of LBW in the newborn. However, the number of antenatal care (ANC) 
      visits lacked any statistically significant association with the odds of having a 
      newborn with LBW. CONCLUSIONS: The burden of LBW in India in recent years has 
      remained stable despite impressive economic growth and increased public health 
      spending on food security and nutritional supplementation. Strengthening the 
      quality of ANC services for pregnant women with a focus on sensitization and 
      awareness generation for improving maternal nutrition requires high 
      prioritization.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2023, Girotra et al.
FAU - Girotra, Siaa
AU  - Girotra S
AD  - Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, New 
      Delhi, IND.
FAU - Mohan, Neha
AU  - Mohan N
AD  - Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, New 
      Delhi, IND.
FAU - Malik, Mansi
AU  - Malik M
AD  - Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, New 
      Delhi, IND.
FAU - Roy, Shubhanjali
AU  - Roy S
AD  - Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, New 
      Delhi, IND.
FAU - Basu, Saurav
AU  - Basu S
AD  - Indian Institute of Public Health - Delhi, Public Health Foundation of India, New 
      Delhi, IND.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230326
PL  - United States
TA  - Cureus
JT  - Cureus
JID - 101596737
PMC - PMC10129903
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - antenatal care visits
OT  - low birth-weight
OT  - maternal health
OT  - maternal-child health
OT  - nfhs-5
OT  - survey research
COIS- The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
EDAT- 2023/05/01 06:42
MHDA- 2023/05/01 06:43
PMCR- 2023/03/26
CRDT- 2023/05/01 03:34
PHST- 2023/03/26 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/05/01 06:43 [medline]
PHST- 2023/05/01 06:42 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/05/01 03:34 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/03/26 00:00 [pmc-release]
AID - 10.7759/cureus.36717 [doi]
PST - epublish
SO  - Cureus. 2023 Mar 26;15(3):e36717. doi: 10.7759/cureus.36717. eCollection 2023 
      Mar.