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0225/2015 - Prenatal care and risk factors associated with prematurity and low birth weight in the capital of the Brazilian Northeast
Atenção pré-natal e fatores de risco associados à prematuridade e baixo peso ao nascer em capital do nordeste brasileiro

Author:

• Isabel Clarisse Albuquerque Gonzaga - Gonzaga, Isabel Clarisse Albuquerque - UFPI, CCS - <isabel_clarisse@yahoo.com.br> +

Co-author(s):

• SHEILA LIMA DIOGENES SANTOS - Diogenes Santos, S.L. - TERESINA, PI - UFPI, CCS - <sheiladiogeness@gmail.com>
• Ana Roberta Vilarouca da Silva - Silva, A.R.V - UFPI, CCS - <robertavilarouca@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-4310
• VIRIATO CAMPELO - CAMPELO, V - UFPI, CCS - <viriato.campelo@bol.com.br>

Thematic Area:

Políticas em Saúde

Abstract:

The main determinants of the risk of dying in the neonatal period are low birth weight and prematurity. The study aimed to analyze the adequacy of prenatal care and risk factors associated with prematurity and low birth weight in a northeastern Brazilian capital. This is a case-control study. A model for adequacy of prenatal composed of four indicators was built. We used descriptive statistics for univariate analysis; Wald tests of linear trend, Student‘s t and chi-square test for bivariate analysis and multiple logistic regression for multivariate analysis with p <0.05. Multivariate analysis showed that low education, not perform gainful activity, caesarean section, oligohydramnios, placental abruption and pre-eclampsia are associated with factors unrelated to prematurity and / or low birth weight. To adequacy of prenatal care, the indicator variable III remained significant, showing that mothers who had inadequate prenatal care had increased chance for the occurrence of the outcome, highlighting the need for adequate public health policies of care for pregnant women in municipality.

Keywords:

Prenatal Care Premature Birth Infant Low Birth Weight Case and Control Studies

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Gonzaga, Isabel Clarisse Albuquerque, Diogenes Santos, S.L., Silva, A.R.V, CAMPELO, V. Prenatal care and risk factors associated with prematurity and low birth weight in the capital of the Brazilian Northeast. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2015/Sep). [Citado em 21/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/prenatal-care-and-risk-factors-associated-with-prematurity-and-low-birth-weight-in-the-capital-of-the-brazilian-northeast/15297?id=15297



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