title: Birth weight patterns in a commercial farming area, rural area and urban area of Karoi District, Zimbabwe.
abstract: Birth weight patterns were studied in three different socio-economic areas, i.e. commercial farming area (CFA), rural area (RA), and urban area (UA), in a community-based (n = 684) and hospital-based (n = 314) fashion. Mean weight and low birth weight proportions were similar in all three areas, although 17 per cent of all babies were premature in the CFA compared with 7 per cent in the RA (P = 0.005). In the community the mean birth weight was 3.0 +/- 0.1 kg and 2.97 +/- 0.09 kg in hospital. The proportion of newborns weighing less than 2.5 kg was 9 per cent in the community and 15 per cent in hospital (P = 0.006), whereas 18 and 16 per cent were smaller than or equal to 2.5 kg, respectively (P = 0.48).
authors.affiliation: Karoi District Hospital, Zimbabwe.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Bacq
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Charimari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000383:Agriculture; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012424:Rural Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015030:Zimbabwe