RELATING FACTOR ON LOW BIRTH WIGHT IN THE NORTHEAST REGION

Abstract

The purposes of this research were to study situation low birth wight in the northeast region, factors of caregiver’s socio-demographic characteristics, child’s socio-demographic characteristics, caregiver’s health literacy, early child parenting behavior and the association among factors of caregiver’s socio-demographic characteristics, health literacy and early child parenting behavior with low birth wight in the northeast region. Data collection was done by using a questionnaire to collect data from 584 mothers or caregivers of children. The data was analyzed by frequency, percentage, mean and standard deviation, Chi-square Test, Regression Analysis and Multiple Logistic Regression.

The results revealed that situation low birth wight in the northeast region showed that 17.1% of children. Factors associated with low birth wight were appeared of 4 factors as: 1) Income’s sufficiency (AOR = 1.8  95% CI = 1.08, 3.05, P value = 0.024) 2) preterm labor (AOR = 8.0 95% CI = 4.55, 13.91, P value = <0.001) 3) 5 quality ANC of mother (AOR = 3.3 95% CI = 1.85, 5.79, P value = <0.001) and 4) living with parent of child (AOR = 1.9 95% CI = 1.16, 3.26, P value = 0.011) thus must to build innovation or search method a new pregnant women for pregnant women to take care of a pregnancy before 12 weeks’ gestation (Early ANC) and the prenatal care to complete 5 quality times. Encourage childbirth, according to gestational age at maturity. Create jobs and careers in the community. Created income of caregiver to encourage family to live together.