[ Facteurs associés au faible poids de naissance de nouveau-nés à terme à Bukavu, République Démocratique du Congo ]
Volume 53, Issue 2, March 2021, Pages 123–131
Célestin Mamba Tshiela1, Richard Mbusa Kambale2, Woolf Kapiteni Mbweki3, and Bruno Mungo Masumbuko4
1 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Luebo, RD Congo
2 Université Catholique de Bukavu, Faculté de Médecine, RD Congo
3 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Kirotche, RD Congo
4 Université Catholique de Bukavu, Faculté de Médecine, RD Congo
Original language: French
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Introduction: Low birth weight is a public health problem because of the morbidity and mortality associated with it. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with low birth weight in Bukavu.Material and Method: This was a case-control study including all live and full term births during the period from January to December 2015 in the maternity wards of 3 general reference hospitals in Bukavu. The cases included all the full term newborns weighing less than 2500 grams and they were compared with control group corresponding to full term newborns weighing 2500 grams or more.Results: In full term newborns, the prevalence of low birth weight was 11.6%. Inter pregnancy interval less than 24 months, infection during pregnancy, anemia during pregnancy, high blood pressure, maternal age less than 18 years, mother schoolgirl were the factors associated with low birth weight.Conclusion: The prevalence of low birth weight is high in Bukavu. Identified factors associated, in full term newborns included short inter pregnancy interval, infection during pregnancy, anemia, high blood pressure and schoolgirl. In order to reduce the negative impact of these factors on birth weights, the current preventive strategies should be strengthened particularly the activities of the prenatal visits or supplemented by others including intensive sensitization for the use of contraceptive methods as well sex education to young adolescents.
Author Keywords: Risk, factors, low weight, birth, Bukavu, DRC.
Volume 53, Issue 2, March 2021, Pages 123–131
Célestin Mamba Tshiela1, Richard Mbusa Kambale2, Woolf Kapiteni Mbweki3, and Bruno Mungo Masumbuko4
1 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Luebo, RD Congo
2 Université Catholique de Bukavu, Faculté de Médecine, RD Congo
3 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Kirotche, RD Congo
4 Université Catholique de Bukavu, Faculté de Médecine, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2021 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Introduction: Low birth weight is a public health problem because of the morbidity and mortality associated with it. The aim of this study was to identify the factors associated with low birth weight in Bukavu.Material and Method: This was a case-control study including all live and full term births during the period from January to December 2015 in the maternity wards of 3 general reference hospitals in Bukavu. The cases included all the full term newborns weighing less than 2500 grams and they were compared with control group corresponding to full term newborns weighing 2500 grams or more.Results: In full term newborns, the prevalence of low birth weight was 11.6%. Inter pregnancy interval less than 24 months, infection during pregnancy, anemia during pregnancy, high blood pressure, maternal age less than 18 years, mother schoolgirl were the factors associated with low birth weight.Conclusion: The prevalence of low birth weight is high in Bukavu. Identified factors associated, in full term newborns included short inter pregnancy interval, infection during pregnancy, anemia, high blood pressure and schoolgirl. In order to reduce the negative impact of these factors on birth weights, the current preventive strategies should be strengthened particularly the activities of the prenatal visits or supplemented by others including intensive sensitization for the use of contraceptive methods as well sex education to young adolescents.
Author Keywords: Risk, factors, low weight, birth, Bukavu, DRC.
Abstract: (french)
Introduction: Le faible poids de naissance constitue un problème de santé publique à cause de la morbidité et la mortalité qui lui sont associées. L’objectif principal de cette étude était de déterminer les facteurs associés au faible poids de naissance à Bukavu.Matériel et Méthode: C’était une étude cas-témoins incluant toutes les naissances vivantes et à terme survenues au cours de la période allant du 1er janvier au 31 décembre 2015 dans les maternités de 3 hôpitaux généraux de référence de Bukavu. Les cas correspondant aux naissances à terme de poids inférieur à 2500 grammes ont été répertoriés pour être comparés aux autres naissances de poids supérieur ou égal à 2500 grammes constituant le groupe témoin.Résultats: La prévalence de faible poids de naissance était de 11,6%. L’espace inter génésique inférieur à 24 mois, l’infection pendant la grossesse, l’anémie pendant la grossesse, l’hypertension artérielle, l’âge maternel inférieur à 18 ans, la profession élève étaient les facteurs associés au faible poids de naissance.Conclusion: La prévalence de faible poids de naissance est élevée à Bukavu. Les facteurs associés, chez les nouveau-nés à terme ont été identifiés. En vue de réduire l’impact négatif de ces facteurs sur les poids de naissance, les stratégies préventives en cours devraient être renforcées particulièrement les activités de la consultation prénatale ou complétées par d’autres dont l’éducation sexuelle aux jeunes et la sensibilisation pour l’utilisation des méthodes contraceptives.
Author Keywords: Facteurs, risque, faible poids, naissance, Bukavu, RDC.
How to Cite this Article
Célestin Mamba Tshiela, Richard Mbusa Kambale, Woolf Kapiteni Mbweki, and Bruno Mungo Masumbuko, “Factors associated to low birth weight in full term in Bukavu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Scientific Research, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 123–131, March 2021.
