Comparative study of birth weight in newborns in tribal and non-tribal area in Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India
Journal Title: Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction Birth weight is an important health indicator The health indicator helps us to know the trend of population structure and social setup of the tribal people The present study was conducted to study the birth weight among two population categories tribal population of Kinwat District Nanded and nontribal population of Badnapur Jalna MaharashtraMaterials and Methods The birth weight of 2000 neonates born from 1st April 2012 to 31st March 2014 were obtained from the registers of the maternity wards of two Hospitals More Nursing Home Kinwat District Nanded for tribal population and IIMSR Medical College Noor Hospital Badnapur Jalna Maharashtra IndiaResults Mean birth weight among the tribal neonates 274 kg was significantly lower pvalue0001 than among nontribal neonates 288 kg Also the proportion of low birth weight neonates was significantly higher among the tribal population Similarly for maternal age age group 2025 years and parity Para 24 the mean birth weight is significantly lower in tribal population as compared to the nontribal populationConclusion The mean birth weight is lower in tribal population and also the proportion of low birth weight in neonates is high in this population This signifies that the tribal population deserves attention and focused health interventionsKeywords Birth weight Tribal population Low birth weight Maternal age Parity
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Ramdas G. Narwade, Uttam B. More
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