Subhash Thakre|Sushama S. Thakre|Alka Kaware|Hemant Adikane
Predictors of low birth weight babies born in tribal tertiary health care setting: a cross sectional study
Government Medical College|Government Medical College|King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College|Government Medical College
background babys weight birth strong indicator maternal newborn health nutrition strategies reduce prevalence lbw important order achieve third sustainable development goals sdg 3reduce child mortality background present study undertaken estimate proportion lbw babies born tribal tertiary health care institution find predictors lbw among babiesmethods present cross sectional study undertaken tertiary health care setting restricted analyses singleton live births following initial descriptive summary deliveries logistic regression analysis conducted investigate association various factorsresults results show proportion lbw 1784 babies born tribal tertiary health care setting significant difference lbw different sociodemographics mother however significant difference observed tribal nontribal women women low literacy lever wherein significant predictors related utilization antenatal care anc icds services etc statistical significance ascertained based plt005conclusions study significant predictors low maternal education lt4 anc visits inadequate consumption iron folic acid low hemoglobin percent level additional diet icds current pregnancy also provided basic information pertinent quality anc care influence lbw findings study useful maternal child health policy makers practitioners provide health care pregnancy