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Maternal Nutritional Status and Socio-Economic Characteristics as Correlates of Pregnancy Outcome in a South-Western Nigerian Community

Authors: AJIBOYE Kolawole

Publication Type: Journal article

Journal: Nigerian Journal Of Research And Production

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This is a cross-sectional and descriptive study of pregnant mothers who delivered in four randomly selected health facilities in urban Abeokuta, Nigeria. The study examined the influence of maternal nutritional status and socio- economic characteristics on newborn birth weight and particularly low birth weight (LBW). 512 pregnant mothers were recruited for the study. Half of them were booked for antenatal care while the remaining half were not. Complete physical examination, clinical profile along with weight, biochemical and haematological measurements were carried out. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square test. The overall mean birth weight of all the newborns was 2.64± 0.312kg.Antenatal care during pregnancy, maternal parity, age, education, occupation, average monthly income, weight gain in pregnancy, past obstetric history, maternal haemoglobin, mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration, serum cholesterol and serum albumin were all found to be significant for LBW (p<0>

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AJIBOYE,K. . (2009). Maternal Nutritional Status and Socio-Economic Characteristics as Correlates of Pregnancy Outcome in a South-Western Nigerian Community, 15 (), 134-134.

AJIBOYE,K. . "Maternal Nutritional Status and Socio-Economic Characteristics as Correlates of Pregnancy Outcome in a South-Western Nigerian Community" 15, no (), (2009): 134-134.

AJIBOYE,K. and . (2009). Maternal Nutritional Status and Socio-Economic Characteristics as Correlates of Pregnancy Outcome in a South-Western Nigerian Community, 15 (), pp134-134.

AJIBOYEK, . Maternal Nutritional Status and Socio-Economic Characteristics as Correlates of Pregnancy Outcome in a South-Western Nigerian Community. 2009, 15 ():134-134.

AJIBOYE,Kolawole , . "Maternal Nutritional Status and Socio-Economic Characteristics as Correlates of Pregnancy Outcome in a South-Western Nigerian Community", 15 . (2009) : 134-134.

A.Kolawole , "Maternal Nutritional Status and Socio-Economic Characteristics as Correlates of Pregnancy Outcome in a South-Western Nigerian Community" vol.15, no., pp. 134-134, 2009.

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