A secondary analysis of determinants of low birth weight.
Data from 245 children of low birth weight on estates in Kalutara and Nuwara Eliya are analysed in relation to age, parity, and work load of the mother during pregnancy. A multivariate analysis shows that the last birth interval and the number of visits to the clinic are important variables besides variables like duration of pregnancy, poor weight gain and previous abortions.
Sri Lanka State Plantations Corporation, Colombo.
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Dechering
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Perera
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D015984:Causality; D004651:Employment / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008423:Maternal Age; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards; D012737:Sex Factors; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D015430:Weight Gain