Katherine A Schofield, Deborah A Schwartz, Charlotte Bolch
Perspectives on remote learning of orthotic fabrication by certified hand therapists
Journal of hand therapy : official journal of the American Society of Hand Therapists
birth weight significantly determines newborns immediate future health globally incidence low birth weight lbw macrosomia increased dramatically including subsaharan african ssa countries however limited study magnitude associated factors birth weight ssa thus thus study investigated factors associated factors birth weight ssa using multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis latest demographic health survey dhs data 36 subsaharan african ssa countries used study total weighted sample 207548 live births birth weight data available used multilevel multinomial logistic regression model fitted identify factors associated birth weight variables pvalue 02 bivariable analysis considered multivariable analysis multivariable multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis adjusted relative risk ratio arrr 95 confidence interval ci reported declare statistical significance strength association prevalence lbw macrosomia ssa 1044 95 ci 1031 1057 833 95 ci 821 845 respectively maternal education level household wealth status age number pregnancies among individuallevel variables associated lbw macrosomia final multilevel multinomial logistic regression analysis communitylevel factors significant association macrosomia lbw place residence subsaharan african region study found significant association lbw distance health facility macrosomia significant association parity marital status desired pregnancy ssa macrosomia lbw found major public health issues maternal education household wealth status age place residence number pregnancies distance health facility parity found significant factors lbw macrosomia study reducing double burden low birth weight macrosomia related short longterm effects therefore calls improving mothers socioeconomic status expanding access availability health care