ABSTRACT
The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between infant birth weight or=3000 g and their mothers formed the control group. There were 81 cases and 84 control infant-mother pairs. Maternal and infants venous blood samples were taken after delivery. Plasma zinc was analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer method. Data were analyzed using Epi-info version 6. Logistic regression was used to assess the contribution of other risk factor on infant birth weight. Date was converted to STATA format and logistic regression analysis was done using STATA program version 8. The results showed that there is significant relationship between infant birth weight and maternal zinc levels. Mothers with low zinc levels were two and half time more at risk of having an infant weighing Subject(s)
Infant, Low Birth Weight/blood
, Zinc/blood
, Zinc/deficiency
, Adult
, Birth Weight
, Case-Control Studies
, Female
, Humans
, Infant, Newborn/blood
, Logistic Models
, Male
, Parity
, Pregnancy
, Risk Factors
, Tanzania
