Bajo peso al nacer y su relación con los factores sociodemográficos de las madres atendidas en el Hospital Isidro Ayora de Loja, en el año 2015.

Birth weight is, undoubtedly the most important factor of a babe's chances of experiencing satisfactory growth and development. Low birth weight is a public health problem in Ecuador, as increases newborn morbidity and mortality and can lead to pathologies in the adult. As a general objective, it was proposed: To determine the most important maternal socio-demographic factors of low birth weight newborns at the Hospital Isidro Ayora de Loja, in 2015. A retrospective, descriptive, qualitative and quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted. The sample was represented by 109 low birth weight babies from mothers who met the inclusion criteria. A data collection form was used to record the socio-demographic factors of the mother (age, education level, marital status, ethnicity, socio-economic status, profession or occupation), as well as the weight of the newborn and sex. The tabulation of data was done in Excel 2013 and represented by tables where the variables are detailed. Results: The prevalence of low birth weight babies at Hospital Isidro Ayora de Loja in 2015 is 14.3%. The most important maternal socio-demographic factors of low birth weight newborns are: maternal age between 20-34 years; level of primary education; housewife occupation; married status; ethnicity; low socio-economic status. Low birth weight was slightly higher in the female gender. Key words: UAB underweight at birth; Frequency of low birth weight.

• Hovedforfatter: López Márquez, Vanessa Patricia (author)
• Format: bachelorThesis
• Sprog: spa
• Udgivet: 2017
• Fag: FACTORES - RIESGO SOCIODEMOGRÁFICOS; RECIÉN NACIDO
• Online adgang: http://dspace.unl.edu.ec/jspui/handle/123456789/17919