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Title:Incidence of low birthweight among eastern Nigerians
Author:Azubuike, J.C.
Year:1982
Periodical:Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
Volume:28
Issue:6
Pages:270-272
Language:English
Geographic term:Nigeria
Subject:infants
External link:http://tropej.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/6/270
Abstract:In order to determine the incidence of low birthweight in Eastern Nigeria, a prospective study was undertaken over a 5-year period (1974-1978) at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu. Similar studies were conducted over a 2-year period each at another urban but nonteaching maternity hospital and a rural hospital. The incidence of low birthweight was found to be 4.45 and 4.85% for male and female infants respectively at the urban hospitals. The corresponding figures for the rural population were 7.76 and 9.34% respectively. The figures for both urban and rural populations are much lower than those reported for a comparable population in Western Nigeria and compare quite favourably with those reported from the more socio-economically advanced parts of the world. The reasons for this are not yet apparent. Ref., tab.
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