@article{fdi:010061769,
  title = {{P}rematurity, intrauterine growth retardation and low birth weight : risk factors in a malaria-endemic area in southern {B}enin},
  author = {{P}adonou, {G}. and {L}e {P}ort, {A}. and {C}ottrell, {G}illes and {G}uerra, {J}. and {C}houdat, {I}. and {R}achas, {A}. and {B}ouscaillou, {J}. and {M}assougbodji, {A}. and {G}arcia, {A}ndr{\'e} and {M}artin-{P}r{\'e}vel, {Y}ves},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {T}he aim of this study was to describe the contribution of prematurity and small for gestational age ({SGA}) to low birth weight ({LBW}) as well as to identify risk factors associated with preterm birth and {SGA} and to explore their impact on birth weight. {M}ethods: {A} cross-sectional study was carried out in southern {B}enin between {J}une 2007 and {J}uly 2008. {A}t delivery, women's characteristics and newborn's anthropometric measurements were collected. {G}estational age was estimated using the {B}allard method; {SGA} was defined using the {W}illiam's reference curve. {A}nalyses were performed by multiple logistic and linear regressions. {R}esults: {I}n total, 526 mother-infant pairs were enrolled. {LBW} (<2500 g), prematurity (<37 weeks) and {SGA} accounted for 9.1%, 10.3% and 25.3% of the sample, respectively. {I}nfant's male gender was associated with a lower risk of prematurity (p=0.03). {L}ow maternal anthropometric status (p<0.001), primiparity (p=0.017) and infant's male gender (p=0.015) were associated with an increased risk of {SGA}. {O}nly low maternal anthropometric status and primiparity were associated with an increased risk of {LBW}, and their effect on {LBW} was mediated by {SGA}. {C}onclusions: {SGA} was the main mechanism mediating the effect of risk factors on {LBW}. {M}aternal undernutrition (either short stature or low anthropometric status) was the most important of them.},
  keywords = {{I}ntrauterine growth restriction ; {L}ow birth weight ; {M}aternal undernutrition ; {P}rematurity ; {R}isk factors ; {S}mall for gestational age ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{T}ransactions of the {R}oyal {S}ociety of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene},
  volume = {108},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {77--83},
  ISSN = {0035-9203},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1093/trstmh/trt099},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061769},
}