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| Year : 2007 |
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Dietary intake in third trimester of pregnancy and prevalence of LBW: A community-based study in a rural area of Haryana
BT Rao, Arun Kumar Aggarwal, Rajesh Kumar
School of Public Health, Department of Community Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh - 160 012, India
Correspondence Address:
Arun Kumar Aggarwal
School of Public Health, Department of Community Medicine, 5th Floor, Research 'B' Block, Post Graduate Institution of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh - 160 012
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.37693
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Objectives: (1) To assess the magnitude of the problem of low birth weight (LBW) in a rural area of Haryana (2) To study the association of caloric and protein intake in third trimester of pregnancy with birth weight. Study Design: Longitudinal study. Sample Size: One hundred and forty pregnant women. Study Area: Ten purposively selected villages in the rural area of Naraingarh block in Haryana. Study Tool and Data Collection: Pre-tested questionnaire was administered to record information regarding socioeconomic status, antenatal care, nature of physical activity and dietary intake in 24 h between September 2001 and August 2002. Data Analysis: For categorical variables, Chi-square test was used, and for numerical variables, t-test was used. Multivariate analysis was done for variables that were significant in bivariate analysis. Results: The prevalence of low birth weight (less than 2500 g) was 24.3% (95% CI 17.4-32.2%). The mean caloric intake during three dietary assessments was 1695 ± 182.8 kcal. The mean protein intake during three dietary assessments was 50.8 ± 9.27 g. The higher prevalence of LBW babies was observed in pregnant women with mean caloric intake of less than 1500 kcal and mean protein intake of less than 40 g (P < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, the association of caloric intake (P < 0.01) and weight of the mother (P = 0.02) was independently associated with LBW. Conclusions: Low caloric intake in the third trimester of pregnancy and maternal weight are significantly associated with the birth weight of babies. |
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