Prevalence of Low Birth Weight before and after Policy Change to IPTp-SP in Two Selected Hospitals in Southern Nigeria: Eleven-Year Retrospective Analyses
Joint Authors
Igboeli, Nneka U.
Adibe, Maxwell O.
Ukwe, Chinwe V.
Aguwa, Nze C.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-01-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
In 2005, Nigeria changed its policy on prevention of malaria in pregnancy to intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP).
Indicators of impact of effective prevention and control of malaria on pregnancy (MIP) are low birth weight (LBW) and maternal anaemia by parity.
This study determined the prevalence of LBW for different gravidity groups during periods of pre- and postpolicy change to IPTp-SP.
Methods.
Eleven-year data were abstracted from the delivery registers of two hospitals.
Study outcomes calculated for both pre- (2000–2004) and post-IPTp-SP-policy (2005–2010) years were prevalence of LBW for different gravidity groups and risk of LBW in primigravidae compared to multigravidae.
Results.
Out of the 11,496 singleton deliveries recorded within the 11-year period, the prevalence of LBW was significantly higher in primigravidae than in multigravidae for both prepolicy (6.3% versus 4%) and postpolicy (8.6% versus 5.1%) years.
The risk of LBW in primigravidae compared to multigravidae increased from 1.62 (1.17–2.23) in the prepolicy years to 1.74 (1.436–2.13) during the postpolicy years.
Conclusion.
The study demonstrated that both the prevalence and risk of LBW remained significantly higher in primigravidae even after the change in policy to IPTp-SP.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Igboeli, Nneka U.& Adibe, Maxwell O.& Ukwe, Chinwe V.& Aguwa, Nze C.. 2018. Prevalence of Low Birth Weight before and after Policy Change to IPTp-SP in Two Selected Hospitals in Southern Nigeria: Eleven-Year Retrospective Analyses. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126838
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Igboeli, Nneka U.…[et al.]. Prevalence of Low Birth Weight before and after Policy Change to IPTp-SP in Two Selected Hospitals in Southern Nigeria: Eleven-Year Retrospective Analyses. BioMed Research International No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126838
American Medical Association (AMA)
Igboeli, Nneka U.& Adibe, Maxwell O.& Ukwe, Chinwe V.& Aguwa, Nze C.. Prevalence of Low Birth Weight before and after Policy Change to IPTp-SP in Two Selected Hospitals in Southern Nigeria: Eleven-Year Retrospective Analyses. BioMed Research International. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1126838
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1126838