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Morbidity pattern of low-birth-weight infants in an urban slum of Kolkata, India. 2011

Bobby Paul, and Indranil Saha, and Abhijit Mukherjee, and Ranadeb Biswas, and Sima Roy, and Ramendra N Chaudhuri
aDepartment of Community Medicine, Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research bDepartment of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata cDepartment of Community Medicine, Burdwan Medical College and Hospital, Burdwan dPost Graduate Trainee, Community Medicine, R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, West Bengal, India.

BACKGROUND Low birth weight (birth weight<2500 g) is one of the major determinants of neonatal morbidity as well as mortality and these are known to be significantly higher in these infants. OBJECTIVE To study the morbidity pattern of low-birth-weight (LBW) infants in an urban slum in Kolkata, India. METHODS A follow-up community-based study was undertaken in 2004-2005 in an urban slum of Chetla (Kolkata, West Bengal, India), among 126 singleton live-born babies, who were followed up for 9 months at 15±5 days interval by home visits. RESULTS Incidence of LBW was 28.6%. Morbidity episodes and hospitalization rate were more in LBW than in normal-birth-weight infants. Overall, gastrointestinal infection and acute respiratory infection were predominant in both LBW and normal-birth-weight babies. CONCLUSIONS Although morbidity episodes as well as hospitalization rate were lower compared with other studied slums of India, there is still room for further improvement of health status of these babies. Adequate care, exclusive breast-feeding, and proper nutrition of the LBW infants must be ensured to have healthy lifestyle free from morbidity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007230 Infant, Low Birth Weight An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less. Low Birth Weight,Low-Birth-Weight Infant,Birth Weight, Low,Birth Weights, Low,Infant, Low-Birth-Weight,Infants, Low-Birth-Weight,Low Birth Weight Infant,Low Birth Weights,Low-Birth-Weight Infants
D009017 Morbidity The proportion of patients with a particular disease during a given year per given unit of population. Morbidities
D011204 Poverty Areas City, urban, rural, or suburban areas which are characterized by severe economic deprivation and by accompanying physical and social decay. Ghettos,Slums,Area, Poverty,Areas, Poverty,Ghetto,Poverty Area,Slum
D001724 Birth Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual at BIRTH. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Birthweight,Birth Weights,Birthweights,Weight, Birth,Weights, Birth
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man

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