Low birth weight infant among teenage pregnancy in Terengganu, Malaysia: A cross-sectional study
https://doi.org/10.51866/oa.59
- Author:
Siti Fatimah Samsury
1
;
Tengku Alina Tengku Ismail
2
;
Raihan Hassan
3
Author Information
1. MD (USM), PhD (USM) Department of Community Medicine School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian Kelantan, Malaysia
2. MD, Master of Public Health (USM) Department of Community Medicine School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia
3. MD (USM), MMed (Family Medicine) Klinik Kesihatan Kuala Besut, Besut Terengganu, Malaysia
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Teenage pregnancy;
obstetric outcomes;
perinatal outcomes;
low birth weight
- MeSH:
Pregnancy in Adolescence;
Infant, Low Birth Weight
- From:Malaysian Family Physician
2022;17(1):44-51
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Introduction: The purpose of this research is to determine the factors associated with low-birthweight (LBW) infants in teenage pregnancy.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Terengganu, Malaysia, from January 1, 2020, to May 31, 2020. Records of teenage pregnancies in 2018 were retrieved from the Maternal Health Record Book and Pregnant Woman and Postnatal Book Registry. Simple logistic and multiple logistic regression analysis was used to analyse the factors associated with LBW infants in teenage pregnancy.
Results: All 357 cases that fulfilled the study criteria were included. LBW infants were the most common perinatal outcome among teenage pregnancies (19.3%), followed by preterm birth (9.0%), and both low Apgar score and stillbirth (1.4% each). Factors associated with low-birth-weight infants in teenage pregnancy in Terengganu were a teenage husband (AOR 2.0; 95% CI: 1.01, 3.96; p=0.047) and a mother with a low level of education (AOR 3.07; 95% CI: 1.20, 7.85; p=0.019).
Conclusion: Teenage husband and low level of maternal education are significant factors that need to be addressed to improve teenage pregnancy outcomes. Interventions to improve these factors should continue to be encouraged.
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