Geographical distribution of birth-weight in Bahrain

ABSTRACT

The birth-weight of 842 infants born between June 1982 and May 1984 were studied in order to determine the association of geographical areas with birth-weight. The findings showed that Bahraini infants born in Riffa had the highest mean birth- weight [3372g] than Bahraini infants born in other regions [ranged from 3127g in Jidhafs to 3298g in Northern area]. Statistically significant differences between mean birth-weight of males and females were only observed in Manama. In general, areas with high socio-economic levels showed higher mean birth-weight than areas with low socio-economic levels