Birthweight and sociobiological factors in Ilorin, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.authorEbomoyi, E.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAdetoro, O.O.en_US
dc.contributor.authorWickremasinghe, A.R.en_US
dc.creator.corporateauthorGalton Foundationen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-10-29T09:10:11Z
dc.date.available2014-10-29T09:10:11Z
dc.date.issued1991en_US
dc.descriptionIndexed in MEDLINE
dc.description.abstractSocial and biological factors influencing birthweight of 3053 Ilorin babies were studied. The mean birth weights were 2.998 kg +/- 0.133 (SD) for males and 2.932 kg +/- 0.154 (SD) for females. Multiple regression analysis showed that maternal weight, height, age, education and ethnicity, and child's sex, significantly affected birthweight of infants. Some quadratic and interaction terms also contributed significantly to the prediction of birthweight. The strategies to control the incidence of low birth weight are discussed.en_US
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Biosocial Science. 1991; 23(4): pp.417-23en_US
dc.identifier.departmentPublic Healthen_US
dc.identifier.issn0021-9320 (Print)en_US
dc.identifier.issn1469-7599 (Electronic)en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/1137
dc.publisherCambridge University Pressen_US
dc.subjectBirth Weighten_US
dc.subjectRegression Analysisen_US
dc.subjectInfant, Newbornen_US
dc.subjectSocial Environmenten_US
dc.titleBirthweight and sociobiological factors in Ilorin, Nigeriaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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