Some Effective Factors in Low – Birth – Weight in Hamadan City, Iran

Abstract

A survey with a sample of 460 was carried out to estimate the prevalence of low-birth-weight in Hamadan city, Iran. The results show that the prevalence of the low-birth-weight is 10% Statistical tests indicate that factors such as twin or more, mother’s disease during pregnancy and mother’s employee are effective in the low-birth-weight.

Keywords

• body weight / infant
• low birth weight