Document Type
Article (Restricted)
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Abstract
An analysis of birth weight was undertaken on secondary data derived from the Malaysian Family Life Survey II. A total of 1629 last singleton live birth infants was analysed with the aim of identifying from the variables available potential risk factors for low birth weight. Univariate and subsequently multivariate analyses were carried out for this purpose. The incidence of low birth weight was 11.8 percent. Race, parity and prematurity were found to be significantly associated with low birth weight after controlling of the other variables. The findings indicate that more work needs to be done to establish the underlying reasons for low birth weight in Malaysia.
Keywords
Secondary Data, Singleton Live Birth, Risk Factors, Low Birth Weight, Malaysian Family Life Survey II
Divisions
fac_med
Publication Title
Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health
Volume
11
Issue
2
Publisher
SAGE Publications