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ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND OTHER FACTORS ON BIRTH WEIGHT OF NEWBORN AMONG MOTHERS WHO ATTENDED BIRTH AT HOSPITALS, ADDIS ABABA
EMEBET DENDIR
Background: Substance abuse during pregnancy is more prevalent than commonly realized.The problem is greatly underestimated in many parts of the world. Specifically limited research to date has addressed the relationship between substance use and birth outcomes among women in Ethiopia. Therefore, the study to close the gap in generating first hand information on the issue
Objective: The main objective of this study was to examine the effect of maternal substance abuse on the birth weight of a newborn
Methods: The study used analytic study method in the form of facility based unmatched case control study, which compares the substance use of women during pregnancy with birth weight of newborns delivered from women in Addis Ababa Hospitals using an interview with a structured and pre-tested questionnaire. Sample total sample was allocated to each health facility based on their patient load by proportionate to size, and a total of 112 cases of neonates with low birth weight were compared with 235 controls of neonates born with normal or higher birth weight to identify gaps. The data were analyzed using the SPSS-21 statistical - package
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- March 1, 2014
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