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Online Published: 23 Feb 2013
 


Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi

Tahira - Sadiq, Farah Rashid Siddiqui, Muhammed Ayaz Bhatti.


Abstract
It was a cross-sectional study conducted in different public and private sector hospitals of Rawalpindi during 2008. A pre-tested structured questionnaire was used to interview the 288 mothers selected through stratified sampling technique. Data collection tool explored the demographic characteristic, socio-economic status and different risk factors for low birth weight. the reults of this study shows that Overall the frequency of low birth weight was 19%, which was highest amongst the low socio-economic group;frequency of low birth weight is effected by the social class and highest among the low socio-economic group

Key words: Low Birth Weight, LBW in developing countries, infant mortality, premature births.


 
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Sadiq T-, Siddiqui FR, Bhatti MA. Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi. RMJ. 2013; 38(1): 61-63.

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Sadiq T-, Siddiqui FR, Bhatti MA. Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi. https://www.rmj.org.pk/?mno=21647 [Access: June 22, 2026].

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Sadiq T-, Siddiqui FR, Bhatti MA. Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi. RMJ. 2013; 38(1): 61-63.


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Sadiq T-, Siddiqui FR, Bhatti MA. Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi. RMJ. (2013), [cited June 22, 2026]; 38(1): 61-63.


Harvard Style

Sadiq, T. -., Siddiqui, . F. R. & Bhatti, . M. A. (2013) Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi. RMJ, 38 (1), 61-63.


Turabian Style

Sadiq, Tahira -, Farah Rashid Siddiqui, and Muhammed Ayaz Bhatti. 2013. Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi. Rawal Medical Journal, 38 (1), 61-63.


Chicago Style

Sadiq, Tahira -, Farah Rashid Siddiqui, and Muhammed Ayaz Bhatti. "Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi." Rawal Medical Journal 38 (2013), 61-63.


MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Sadiq, Tahira -, Farah Rashid Siddiqui, and Muhammed Ayaz Bhatti. "Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi." Rawal Medical Journal 38.1 (2013), 61-63. Print.


APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Sadiq, T. -., Siddiqui, . F. R. & Bhatti, . M. A. (2013) Frequency of Low Birth Weight in Newborns of different Socio-economic groups in Rawalpindi. Rawal Medical Journal, 38 (1), 61-63.


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