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Maternal Risk Factors for Low Birthweight Neonates in Sana'a city. Yemen: A Case-Control Study

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Pediatrics

Abstract

Background: Low birthweight (LBW) describes neonates weighing less than 2500 g at birth and is a common obstetric presentation. Therefore, this study determined the risk factors associated with LBW in Sana'a city, Yemen, with focus on khat chewing during pregnancy.
Subjects and Methods: This case-control study recruited 35 mothers with LBW neonates as cases and 105 mothers with normal birthweight neonates as controls. Data about sociodemographic characteristics, maternal habits and obstetric characteristics were collected using a pre-designed questionnaire. The association between independent variables and LBW was tested at P-value

DOI

10.21608/zumj.2022.141354.2576

Keywords

Khat chewing, Low birthweight, Neonate, Yemen

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

Hudna

MiddleName

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Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen

Email

drahmedhudna@gmail.com

City

Sana'a

Orcid

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First Name

Essam

Last Name

Alsafadi

MiddleName

H

Affiliation

Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen

Email

essamalsafadi@gmail.com

City

Sana'a

Orcid

-

First Name

Ahlam

Last Name

Esmail

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Science and Technology, Sana'a, Yemen

Email

ahlamabdulmalik88@gmail.com

City

Sana'a

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Volume

29

Article Issue

1.1

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39456

Issue Date

2023-01-01

Receive Date

2022-05-28

Publish Date

2023-01-01

Page Start

235

Page End

241

Print ISSN

1110-1431

Online ISSN

2357-0717

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ZUMJ_Volume 29_Issue 1.1_Pages 235-241.pdf

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273

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Publication Title

Zagazig University Medical Journal

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https://zumj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Maternal Risk Factors for Low Birthweight Neonates in Sana'a city. Yemen: A Case-Control Study

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30 Dec 2024