Association of Low Birth Weight Infants and Maternal Sociodemographic Status in Tuzla Canton during 1992–1995 War Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Joint Authors
Selimović, Amela
Skokić, Fahrija
Hasanović, Evlijana
Halilbašić, Amir
Bačaj, Dubravka
Muratović, Selma
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-03-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
We examined association between incidence rate of low birth weight in liveborn infants and maternal sociodemographic status in Tuzla Canton during 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Methods.
The present study covers a 22-year period (1988–2009), including the war period (1992–1995), and we retrospectively collected data on a total of 108 316 liveborn infants and their mothers from three different socioeconomic periods: before (1988–1991), during (1992–1995), and after the war (1996–2009).
Association between incidence rate of low birth weight in liveborn infants and maternal sociodemographic status were determined for each study period.
Results.
There were 23 194 live births in the prewar, 18 302 during the war, and 66 820 in the postwar period.
Among the liveborn infants born during the war, 1373 (7.5%) had birth weight of <2500 g, which is significantly more in comparison with 851 (3.6%) liveborn infants in this birth weight group born before and 1864 (2.8%) after the war.
We found the number of examinations during pregnancy was 1.8 per pregnant woman in the war period, which was low in comparison with the number of examinations before (4.6 per pregnant woman) and after (7.1 per pregnant woman) the war (P<.001 for both).
Prewar perinatal mortality LBW infants of 6.2 per 1000 live births increased to 10.8 per 1000 live births during the war (P<.001), but after the war, perinatal mortality LBW infants (5.2‰) and early neonatal mortality (2.4‰) decreased.
Conclusions.
We found statistically significant association between low-birth-weight and maternal sociodemographic status in Tuzla Canton during 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Skokić, Fahrija& Bačaj, Dubravka& Selimović, Amela& Hasanović, Evlijana& Muratović, Selma& Halilbašić, Amir. 2011. Association of Low Birth Weight Infants and Maternal Sociodemographic Status in Tuzla Canton during 1992–1995 War Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Skokić, Fahrija…[et al.]. Association of Low Birth Weight Infants and Maternal Sociodemographic Status in Tuzla Canton during 1992–1995 War Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Skokić, Fahrija& Bačaj, Dubravka& Selimović, Amela& Hasanović, Evlijana& Muratović, Selma& Halilbašić, Amir. Association of Low Birth Weight Infants and Maternal Sociodemographic Status in Tuzla Canton during 1992–1995 War Period in Bosnia and Herzegovina. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2011. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-498163
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-498163