[ Faible poids de naissance à l’Hôpital Général Provincial de Référence Jason Sendwe de Lubumbashi : RDC de Janvier à Décembre 2019 ]
Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2020, Pages 1052–1063
Jean Ngolomba EA Ngolomba1, Daniel Matili Widobana2, Pascal Ngando Pasi3, and Annette Mbilisi4
1 Expert en Santé Publique, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Gemena, RD Congo
3 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Zongo, RD Congo
4 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Zongo, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Low birth weight is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a birth weight strictly less than 2500g, regardless of the term of the pregnancy. It constitutes a major public health problem, in both developed and developing countries, by virtue of its magnitude and its strong association with infant morbidity and mortality.Our cross-sectional descriptive study analyzes the characteristics of mothers and their newborns. The target of this study consisted of all newborn babies living during the period from January to December 2019, of single fetal pregnancy.At the end of our study, we reported 242 newborns with low birth weight out of 1998 live births, ie 12.1% grouped together in low weight; very low weight and extremely very low weight.During our study, we noted that parturients who had not reached the 4 CPN were approximately 7 times more likely to have birth weights ˂1500g and this difference was statistically significant. OR = 7.60 (95% CI 1.01-57.31) Chi2 = 4.1 p = 0.04.On the socio-demographic level, 31.8% of parturients came from the Municipality of Kampemba; 83.1% were married; 37.2% were primiparous; 55.37% of NNEs were Female; Malaria predominated at 38.4% followed by urinary tract infections 17.4%; HIV infection: 1.7%.This work could help health care workers at all levels of the system to better understand the problems of low birth weight and to do more for the health of mothers and children.
Author Keywords: Low birth weight, associated factors.
Volume 29, Issue 4, July 2020, Pages 1052–1063
Jean Ngolomba EA Ngolomba1, Daniel Matili Widobana2, Pascal Ngando Pasi3, and Annette Mbilisi4
1 Expert en Santé Publique, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Gemena, RD Congo
3 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Zongo, RD Congo
4 Institut Supérieur des Techniques Médicales de Zongo, RD Congo
Original language: French
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Low birth weight is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a birth weight strictly less than 2500g, regardless of the term of the pregnancy. It constitutes a major public health problem, in both developed and developing countries, by virtue of its magnitude and its strong association with infant morbidity and mortality.Our cross-sectional descriptive study analyzes the characteristics of mothers and their newborns. The target of this study consisted of all newborn babies living during the period from January to December 2019, of single fetal pregnancy.At the end of our study, we reported 242 newborns with low birth weight out of 1998 live births, ie 12.1% grouped together in low weight; very low weight and extremely very low weight.During our study, we noted that parturients who had not reached the 4 CPN were approximately 7 times more likely to have birth weights ˂1500g and this difference was statistically significant. OR = 7.60 (95% CI 1.01-57.31) Chi2 = 4.1 p = 0.04.On the socio-demographic level, 31.8% of parturients came from the Municipality of Kampemba; 83.1% were married; 37.2% were primiparous; 55.37% of NNEs were Female; Malaria predominated at 38.4% followed by urinary tract infections 17.4%; HIV infection: 1.7%.This work could help health care workers at all levels of the system to better understand the problems of low birth weight and to do more for the health of mothers and children.
Author Keywords: Low birth weight, associated factors.
Abstract: (french)
Le faible poids de naissance est défini par l’Organisation Mondiale de la Santé (OMS), comme un poids à la naissance strictement inférieur à 2500g, quel que soit le terme de la grossesse. Il constitue un problème majeur de santé publique, aussi bien dans les pays développés que dans les pays en développement, de par son ampleur et sa forte association avec la morbidité et la mortalité infantile.Notre étude descriptive transversale analyse les caractéristiques des mères et de leurs nouveau- nés. La cible de cette étude était constituée de tous les nouveau-nés vivants au cours de la période de Janvier à Décembre 2019, de grossesse mono fœtale.Au terme de notre étude, nous avons rapporté 242 nouveau-nés avec faible poids de naissance sur 1998 naissances vivantes soit 12,1% regroupées en faible poids; très faible poids et extrêmement très faible poids.Au cours de notre étude, nous avons noté que les parturientes qui n’avaient pas atteint les 4 CPN avaient environ 7 fois plus de risque d’avoir des poids de naissance ˂1500g et cette différence était statistiquement significative. OR=7,60 (IC à 95% 1,01-57,31) Chi2=4,1 p=0,04.Sur le plan sociodémographique, 31,8% des parturientes provenaient de la Commune de Kampemba; 83,1% étaient mariées; 37,2% étaient primipares; 55, 37% de NNés étaient de sexe Féminin; le Paludisme prédominait à 38,4% suivi des infections urinaires 17,4%; l’infection à VIH: 1,7%.Ce travail pourrait aider les intervenants dans le domaine de la santé de tous les niveaux du système à mieux comprendre les problèmes de l'insuffisance pondérale à la naissance et à agir davantage au profit de la santé de la mère et de l'enfant.
Author Keywords: Faible poids de naissance, facteurs associés.
How to Cite this Article
Jean Ngolomba EA Ngolomba, Daniel Matili Widobana, Pascal Ngando Pasi, and Annette Mbilisi, “Low birth weight at Jason Sendwe General Provincial Reference Hospital in Lubumbashi: DRC from January to December 2019,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 1052–1063, July 2020.
