Proportion of Low Birth Weight Neonates and Associated Factors Among Mothers Delivered in Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital, Ethiopia, 2018

Low birth weight continues to remain a major public health problem in Ethiopia in contrast to what is observed in many developing countries. The objective of this studt was to asses the proportion of low birth weight and associated factors among mothers who delivered in Wolaita Sodo University Teaching and Referral Hospital,2018. Retrospective cross-sectional study was employed. A total of 295 study participants were participated and selected by using systematic random sampling techniques. The data was entered and cleaned by Epi info version 7.0 and analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis was used.. Significance was declared at P<0.05 in a multivariable logistic interval with 95% of a confidence interval. The study indicated that 35(12.7%) of the mothers delivered low birth weight In multivariable analysis; Gestational age (AOR=12.203, 95%CI=4.695-31.716), primi (AOR=3.526, 95% CI =1.388-8.955), pregenancy type (AOR=3.491, 95% CI =1.063-11.464). Antenatal care visit (AOR=9.643, 95% CI=1.369-67.937). The finding of this study was low. The quality of cost-effective focused antenatal care, identifying obstetric complications and addressing them timely is recommended as to the occurrence of low birth weight could be minimized.