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Birthweight and socioeconomic status: a study in Kigali, Rwanda
M van Sprundel1, A Buvé, A Serufilira
1Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, University of Antwerp, Belgium.
International Journal of Epidemiology
|September 1, 1988
Abstract:
Data were collected on 6709 singleton livebirths occurring in the hospital of Kigali, Rwanda. An analysis of birthweights was carried out by socioeconomic status, parity and age of the mother. The mean birthweight was highest in the high socioeconomic group. An effect of maternal age and parity on birthweight was observed. Because of the strong association between socioeconomic status and birthweight, the incidence of low birthweight can be used as an indicator of socioeconomic development.
Keywords:
AfricaAfrica South Of The SaharaAge FactorsBiologyBirth Weight--determinantsBody WeightCorrelation StudiesDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEastern AfricaEconomic FactorsFertilityFertility MeasurementsFrench Speaking AfricaInfantLow Birth Weight--determinantsMacroeconomic FactorsMaternal AgeParental AgeParityPhysiologyPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologyRwandaSocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusStatistical StudiesStudiesYouth