scholarly journals Low Birth Weight as Risk Factor of Pneumonia Child in Primary Health Care of Surabaya

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Vania Ayu Puspamaniar ◽  
Retno Asih Setyoningrum ◽  
Dwi Susanti
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Primary Health

Introduction: Pneumonia is an infectious disease attacking lower respiratory tract. It has one of the highest number of world’s mortality and morbidity in children. Many risk factors are suspected as the reasons why the disease still occur a lot. One of the major risk factors is birth weight which makes their immune system immature and easier to get various complications and infections. The aim of this study is to analyze birth weight as risk factor of pneumonia in children under 5 years old. Methods: This was an analytical study with case control design. This study was held in Primary Health Care of Tambakrejo, from August to December 2017. The sample size was 22 respondents for each case and control group. Technique of sampling was total sampling. Secondary data were collected by medical records at the health center and Kartu Menuju Sehat (KMS). Data were entered into Microsoft Excel then statistically analyzed using IBM SPSS 22. The data were analyzed by Fisher’s Exact Test.Results: During August to December 2017, there were 22 respondents which were diagnosed with pneumonia in Tambakrejo Primary Health Center. Two of them (4.55%) had low birth weight and the rests had normal birth weight (95.45%). The analyze result stated that there is no significant correlation between pneumonia incidence and birth weight. Conclusion: Birth weight is one of pneumonia risk factors without significant impact.

scholarly journals The prevalence of underweight in children aged 5 years and younger attending primary health care clinics in the Mangaung area, Free State

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Danae Koetaan ◽  
Andrea Smith ◽  
Anke Liebenberg ◽  
Marietjie Brits ◽  
Christos Halkas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Free State ◽  
Health Clinic ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Health Care Clinics ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
History Of

Background: The Constitution of South Africa stipulates that all children have the right to basic nutrition; however, a great number of South African children are underweight for age. It is important to address malnutrition as it is associated with more than 50% of all child deathsin developing countries and also increases the risk for infective diseases.Aim: To determine the prevalence of underweight in children aged 5 years and younger attending primary health care clinics in the Mangaung area, Free State, and determine the possible underlying causes thereof.Setting: Six preselected primary health care clinics in the Mangaung area.Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. Demographic and clinical information and anthropometric measurements were collected from the children’s Road-to-Health clinic cards,obtained from the children’s caregivers.Results: In total, 240 children were included, of which 51.7% were girls. The median age was 7.5 months. The weight-for-age graph revealed that 7.7% (95% confidence interval: 4.8%;11.9%) of children were underweight or severely underweight for age. Length-for-age and weight-for-height graphs were mostly incomplete. Underweight children differed from normal weight children regarding birth weight (low birth weight 70.6% vs. 12.4%) and history of malnutrition (60.0% vs. 7.1%).Conclusion: The prevalence of underweight in children aged 0–5 years attending primary health care clinics in Mangaung is 7.7% based on information available from Road-to-Healthcards. This figure could be higher if these cards were filled in more accurately. A low birth weight and history of malnutrition are associated with underweight.

scholarly journals Physical intimate partner violence and low birth weight in newborns from primary health care units of the city of Rio de Janeiro

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 357-366 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raquel de Souza MEZZAVILLA ◽  
Maria Helena HASSELMANN
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Physical Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The City

ABSTRACT Objective To investigate the association between physical intimate partner violence and low birth weight. Methods This cross-sectional study included 604 children with approximately 30 days of age who visited four primary health care units in the city of Rio de Janeiro , Brazil, for the second dose of hepatitis B vaccine. Children with a birth weight below 2.500 g were considered underweight. Information regarding physical intimate partner violence was obtained by the Portuguese version of the Conflict Tactics Scale. The study investigated the 12 months prior to interview. Physical intimate partner violence was analyzed as a dichotomous variable and cumulatively. Associations between physical intimate partner violence and low birth weight were verified by logistic regression models based on crude and adjusted odds ratios and their respective 95% confidence intervals. Results Some (7.1%) babies were born underweight, and 33.6% of the mothers had been exposed to physical intimate partner violence. Physical intimate partner violence was significantly associated with low birth weight (OR=3.69; 95%CI=1.57-8.66). Notably, the odds of low birth weight increase with the severity of violence. Conclusion These findings draw attention to the consequences of physical intimate partner violence on the nutritional status of newborns and emphasize the need of greater attention during prenatal care to improve women's quality of life and to reduce the rate of low birth weight.

scholarly journals Maternal Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight Babies Delivered in Selected Primary Health Care Centres in Abuja Municipal Area Council, FCT, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 121-138
Author(s):  
Adeosun L.T. ◽  
Amosu A.M.
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Pregnancy Termination ◽  
Haematocrit Level ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Low Birth Weight Babies ◽  
The Mean

Introduction: Globally, low birth weight remains a public health challenge and is a major risk factor for infant mortality. Therefore, this study investigated the factors associated with low birth weight babies delivered in health facilities within Abuja, Nigeria. Methodology: Secondary data from January 2017 to December 2020 was extracted from 330 delivery records in ten (10) Primary Health Care centres to assess the determinants of low birth weight babies born in Abuja. Findings: The results showed that the mean age of mothers was 27.8 ± 5.1. Majority of the mothers (93.6%) were between 16 and 35 years of age, 93.6% were married, 67% were Christians, 23.3% had no formal education, 31.5% were housewives and 75.8% lived in rural communities. The mean birth weight of babies was 3.05 ± 0.55 kg and 20.3% of the babies had low birth weight compared to 79.7% with normal weights at birth. Maternal age, p=0.02; marital status, p=0.02; religion, p=001; occupation, p=0.001; and weight, p=0.000 were found to be significantly associated with having LBW babies. Maternal obstetric characteristics such as birth spacing, p=0.00; haematocrit level, p=0.001; pregnancy termination, p=0.001; and medical conditions, p=0.00 were also significantly associated with birth weight. Conclusion: The study reported a high prevalence of low birth weight; it also revealed the protective effects of being married on LBW. However, being a housewife significantly increased the risk for having a low birth weight baby.

scholarly journals Theory of Nursing Systems in the prevention of low birth weight, nursing roles and functions in Primary Health Care

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Antonio Cabinda SOA ◽  
María de la Caridad Casanova Moreno ◽  
Inarvis Medina González
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Personal Responsibility ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Nursing Interventions ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
The One ◽  
Nursing Roles

Low birth weight is a global concern; programs designed to prevent it depend on the identification of susceptible pregnant women. There is little evidence in the literature about care by the Nursing professional directed to women with risk factors of having children with low birth weight from Primary Health Care. However, there are theories and conceptual models that can be applied to guide interventions. The Theory of Nursing Systems is the one assumed by the authors of this research because they consider it very useful in Public Health, because in the field of personal responsibility for health, it focuses self-care on the initiative of those who they require it, understanding it as "the practice of activities that individuals themselves initiate and develop for their own benefit, in maintaining their life, health and well-being." The goal of this study was to determine the importance of the application of the theory of nursing systems, for the approach of nursing interventions in the prevention of low birth weight from Primary Health Care.

Risk Factors for Child Abuse: Methodologic Standards in Case-Control Studies

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1981 ◽  
Vol 68 (5) ◽  
pp. 684-690
Author(s):  
John M. Leventhal
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Maternal Age ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Control Studies ◽  
Young Maternal Age

To determine whether the findings of case-control studies of risk factors for child abuse may have been biased because of inattention to scientific principles of research design, 22 case-control studies were reviewed investigating either of two risk factors: (1) prematurity or low birth weight of the abused child or (2) young maternal age of the mother of the abused child. Each study was examined to determine compliance with seven methodologic standards that would minimize bias or distortion of the results. No study satisfied all seven standards. Two standards, choice of a specific control group and adjustment for differences in clinical and demographic susceptibility factors, most often affected the results. Studies complying with both of these standards indicated that prematurity or low birth weight is not a risk factor for abuse and that young maternal age at the birth of the abused child is likely to be a risk factor. Few studies complied with the standard concerned with avoidance of detection bias; this failure may have a major effect on the direction of the results of certain studies. Previous case-control studies of child abuse have important methodologic flaws that can affect the validity of the results. The standards presented should be helpful in planning methodologically rigorous studies.

scholarly journals Do depressive symptoms among pregnant women assisted in Primary Health Care services increase the risk of prematurity and low birth weight?

2021 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anelise de Toledo Bonatti ◽  
Ana Paula dos Santos Costa Roberto ◽  
Thais de Oliveira ◽  
Milena Temer Jamas ◽  
Maria Antonieta de Barros Leite Carvalhaes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Low Birth Weight ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Health Care Services ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Primary Health Care Services

Objective: to investigate associations between depressive symptoms during pregnancy, low birth weight, and prematurity among women with low-risk pregnancies assisted in public Primary Health Care services. Method: prospective cohort with 193 pregnant women, using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, telephone interviews, and medical records available in the health services. Associations of interest were obtained using the Cox regression model. Results: the participants were aged 24.9 years old (median) and had 11 years of schooling (median); 82.4% lived with their partners, and gestational age at the birth was 39 weeks (median). Twenty-five percent of the participants scored ≥13 on the Edinburgh scale. Depressive symptoms did not appear associated with low birth weight (RR=2.06; CI95%=0.56-7.61) or prematurity (RR=0.86; CI95%=0.24-3.09) in the adjusted analysis. However, premature labor increased the risk of low birth weight (RR=4.81; CI95%=1.01-23.0) and prematurity (RR=7.70; CI95%=2.50-23.7). Additionally, each week added to gestational age decreased the risk of low birth weight (RR=0.76; CI95%=0.61-0.95). Conclusion: the presence of depressive symptoms among women with low-risk pregnancies was not associated with low birth weight or prematurity.

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