How many low birthweight babies in low- and middle-income countries are preterm?

被引：30

作者：

Barros, Fernando C. ^{[1
]}

Barros, Aluisio J. D. ^{[2
]}

Villar, Jose ^{[3
]}

Matijasevich, Alicia ^{[2
]}

Domingues, Marlos R. ^{[4
]}

Victora, Cesar G. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Catolica Pelotas, Programa Posgrad Saude & Comportamento, BR-96020220 Pelotas, RS, Brazil

[2] Univ Fed Pelotas UFPel, Programa Posgrad Epidemiol, Dept Med Social, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

[3] Univ Oxford, Nuffield Dept Obstet & Gynaecol, Oxford, England

[4] Univ Fed Pelotas, Programa Posgrad Educ Fis, Dept Desportos, Pelotas, RS, Brazil

来源：

REVISTA DE SAUDE PUBLICA | 2011年 / 45卷 / 03期

关键词：

Infant; Low Birth Weight; Premature; Developing Countries; Review; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH-RETARDATION; GESTATIONAL-AGE; RISK-FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES; PREGNANCY OUTCOMES; PLACENTAL MALARIA; INFANT-MORTALITY; SOUTHERN BRAZIL; NEWBORN-INFANT; DELIVERY;

D O I：

10.1590/S0034-89102011005000019

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

100235 [预防医学];

摘要：

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of preterm birth among low birthweight babies in low and middle-income countries. METHODS: Major databases (PubMed, LILACS, Google Scholar) were searched for studies on the prevalence of term and preterm LBW babies with field work carried out after 1990 in low-and middle-income countries. Regression methods were used to model this proportion according to LBW prevalence levels. RESULTS: According to 47 studies from 27 low-and middle-income countries, approximately half of all LBW babies are preterm rather than one in three as assumed in studies previous to the 1990s. CONCLUSIONS: The estimate of a substantially higher number of LBW preterm babies has important policy implications in view of special health care needs of these infants. As for earlier projections, our findings are limited by the relative lack of population-based studies.

引用

页码：607 / 616

页数：10

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