Relationship of sociodemographic factors and low birth weight in toddlers

Abstract

Objective: This study analyzes the relationship between sociodemographic factors and low birth weight (LBW) in toddlers. Methods: The research design uses a correlational method. The population is 303 mothers with toddlers aged 12-60 months in Lojejer Wuluhan Jember Village, East Java, Indonesia. The cluster sampling took 172 samples in total. The sociodemographic variables measured included the father's and the mother's age, the father's and mother's education, family income, the father's occupation, the mother's occupation, and the child's gender. Data collection techniques used questionnaires and document studies in the Maternal Child Health (MCH) handbook. Data were analyzed using logistic regression. Results: The results showed that the variable age of the father and mother ≥20 years was a protective factor for the incidence of LBW. Family income