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Table 3 Prevalence of low birth weight and normal birth weight

From: A cross-sectional study of determinants of birth weight of neonates in the Greater Accra region of Ghana

 

Weight of baby

Low birth weight (Less than 2.5)

Normal birth weight (2.5 and above)

N (%)

N (%)

Sex of baby

Male

29 (39.7)

481 (55.2)

Female

44 (60.3)

390 (44.8)

HB status of mother

Anaemic

24 (33.8)

168 (19.6)

Non-anaemic

47 (66.2)

690 (80.4)

Gestation status

Pre-mature

40 (64.5)

213 (28.2)

Normal

22 (35.5)

542 (71.8)