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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1993 39(4):238-242; doi:10.1093/tropej/39.4.238
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Birth Weight Patterns in a Commercial Farming Area, Rural Area and Urban Area of Karoi District, Zimbabwe

F. Le Bacq, MD, MSc, DTM&H and L. Charimari, MB, ChB

Karoi District Hospital, P.O. Box 57, Karoi, Zimbabwe

Correspondence to Dr F. Le Bacq, J. & M. Sabbestraat, 57, 8000 Brugge, Belgium

Birth weight patterns were studied in three different socio-economic areas, i.e. commercial farming area (CFA), rural area (RA), and urban area (UA), in a community-based (n = 684) and hospital-based (n=314) fashion. Mean weight and low birth weight proportions were similar in all three areas, although 17 per cent of all babies were premature in the CFA compared with 7 per cent in the RA(P=0.005). In the community the mean birth weight was 3.0±0.1 kg and 2.97±0.09 kg in hospital. The proportion of newborns weighing less than 2.5 kg was 9 per cent in the community and 15 per cent in hospital (P=0.006), whereas 18 and 16 per cent were smaller than or equal to 2.5 kg, respectively (P=0.48).


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