Factors Associated With The Incidence Of Low Birth Weight

Abstract

Background: Factors related to the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) are maternal age, birth spacing, parity, nutritional status, and hemoglobin levels. Based on the data at PONED Karya Mukti Public Health Center, the number of babies born in the work area of Karya Mukti Public Health Center in 2018 was 487 babies of which handling neonatal complications was 74 babies and 11 babies had low birth weight. Then the number of babies born in 2019 was 456 babies of which handling neonatal complications was 59 babies and 12 babies had low birth weight and the number of babies born in 2020 was 448 babies of which handling neonatal complications was 47 babies and 15 babies had low birth weight. Purpose : to find out the relationship between age, parity and nutritional status with the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) at PONED Karya Mukti Public Public Health Center in 2020. Methods: This study used a quantitative analytical survey study in which the independent variables, namely age, parity and nutritional status and the dependent variable including the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) were collected at the same time. The population of all babies born at PONED Karya Mukti Public Health Center in 2020 was 115 people. The sample was 53 people obtained using random sampling technique. Results: statistical test, Chi-Square on age variable was obtained p-value 0.003 (< = 0.05), on parity variable was obtained p-value 0.006 (< = 0.05) and on nutritional status variable was obtained p -value 0.001 (< = 0.05) Conclusion that there was a significant relationship between age, parity and nutritional status with the incidence of low birth weight. Suggestion: It is recommended that Karya Mukti Public Public Health Center should be more active in providing counseling to midwives related to low birth weight.