| Study area |
Study author(s) (reference)a |
Yr(s) of survey |
% LBW infants (sample size)b
|
PRc |
PR source (reference) |
| All parities |
Primigravidae |
Multigravidae |
|
| Addis Ababa, Ethiopia |
Feleke and Enquoselassic (19) |
1996-1997 |
9.1 (4,010) |
12 (1,767) |
6.6 (2,200) |
0 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Mantsonyane, Lesotho |
Brabin et al. (12) |
1980-1983 |
7.5 (828) |
9.3 (259) |
6.7 (569) |
0 |
Brabin et al. (12) |
| Cape Town, South Africa |
Rip et al. (62) |
1982 |
12 (36,789) |
NA |
NA |
0 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Gweru, Zimbabwe |
De Muylder (18) |
1982-1984 |
18.5 (4,850) |
NA |
NA |
1.2 |
Freeman (20) |
| Kabale, Uganda |
Ndyomugyenyi and Magnussen (54) |
1997-1998 |
5.2 (2,582) |
5.6 (1,106) |
4.9 (1,476) |
1.4 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Kerugoya, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1996 |
8.3 (3,976) |
11 (1,478) |
6.8 (2,498) |
2.0 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Highlands, Madagascar |
Cot et al. (17) |
1996-1997 |
9.7 (1,255) |
NA |
NA |
4.2 |
Cot et al. (16) |
| Hai, Tanzania |
Basheke and Wandema (4) |
1988-1991 |
6.2 (1,402) |
NA |
NA |
4.2 |
Basheke (4) |
| Midlands Province, Zimbabwe |
Brabin et al. (12) |
1995 |
13 (241) |
16 (104) |
11 (137) |
7.9 |
Freeman (20) |
| Accra, Ghana |
Klufio et al. (40) |
1994 |
13 (866) |
NA |
NA |
12 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Ilula, Tanzania |
Moller et al. (50) |
1983-1986 |
13 (625) |
NA |
NA |
12 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Gucha, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1998-2000 |
16 (3,319) |
NA |
NA |
15 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso |
Mbacke and van de Walle (44) |
1981-1984 |
14 (6,091) |
NA |
NA |
15 |
Gazin et al. (22) |
| Gambella, Ethiopia |
Newman et al. (55) |
2000-2001 |
16 (168) |
21 (58) |
13 (110) |
25 |
Bentiee |
| Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania |
Kazimoto (39) |
1981 |
15 (6,774) |
NA |
NA |
28 |
Yamagata (93) |
| Niamey, Niger |
Mock et al. (49) |
1980-1985 |
11 (5,097) |
18 (885) |
10 (4,177) |
30 |
Julvez et al. (37) |
| Kitui, Kenya |
Odala and Oheno (56) |
1987 |
20 (8,744) |
NA |
NA |
31 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Ndala, Tanzania |
Bantje (3) |
1980-1984 |
11 (4,589) |
NA |
NA |
31 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Makueni, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1996 |
12 (764) |
13 (272) |
11 (492) |
33 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Makindye, Uganda |
Kasumba et al. (38) |
1998 |
9 (537) |
16 (202) |
6.8 (383) |
36 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Maputo, Mozambique |
Bergstrom et al. (8) |
1985 |
17 (202) |
NA |
NA |
38 |
Schapira and Da Costa (66) |
| Banfora, Burkino Faso |
Cot et al. (14) |
1987-1988 |
16 (554) |
NA |
NA |
41 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Mombasa, Kenya |
Parise et al. (60) |
1996 |
25 (216) |
34 (86) |
18 (130) |
41 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Kakamega, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1997 |
14 (3,024) |
22 (1,158) |
8.9 (1,866) |
42 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Blantyre, Malawi |
Brabin et al. (12) |
1997-1999 |
15 (924) |
NA |
NA |
46 |
Holtz et al. (32) |
| Kapsabet, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1996 |
17 (1,635) |
18 (510) |
17 (1,125) |
47 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Kisumu, Kenya |
Parise et al. (60) |
1996 |
18 (467) |
23 (177)d |
15 (290)d |
48 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Kilifi, Kenya |
Shulman et al. (69) |
1996-1997 |
18 (820) |
24 (246) |
15 (574) |
49 |
Snow et al. (72) |
| Lowland, Madagascar |
Cot et al. (17) |
1996-1997 |
17 (354) |
NA |
NA |
49 |
Cot et al. (16) |
| Homa Bay, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1996 |
14 (2,189) |
19 (706) |
11 (1,483) |
49 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Mwanza, Tanzania |
Walraven et al. (90) |
1989-1990 |
11 (2,719) |
NA |
NA |
50 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Msambweni, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1996 |
21 (1,116) |
25 (501) |
17 (615) |
50 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Mangochi, Malawi |
Steketee et al. (77) |
1987-1990 |
17 (1,766) |
28 (602) |
11 (1,164) |
51 |
Mangochi Malaria Research Project (41) |
| Bondo, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1998-2000 |
16 (1,387) |
NA |
NA |
52 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Kinshasa, Zaire |
Steketee et al. (76) |
1985 |
12 (1,116) |
19 (290) |
9 (825) |
52 |
Mulumba et al. (52) |
| Cotonou, Benin |
Alihonou et al. (2) |
1987 |
19 (1,007) |
NA |
NA |
58 |
Akogbeto et al. (1) |
| Bougoula, Mali |
Bouvier et al. (10) |
1992 |
16 (146) |
40 (30)d |
10 (116)d |
62 |
Traore (84) |
| Ashanti, Ghana |
Brabin et al. (12) |
1995-1996 |
18 (9,001) |
26 (2,881) |
15 (6,120) |
65 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Ebolowa, Cameroon |
Salihu et al. (65) |
1997-1998 |
20 (232) |
21 (66) |
21 (156) |
65 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Hoima, Uganda |
Ndyomugyenyi and Magnussen (54) |
1997-1998 |
14 (3,147) |
17 (1,254) |
12 (1,893) |
67 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Busia, Kenya |
R. Snow (pers. comm.) |
1996 |
11 (3,147) |
16 (652) |
7.8 (1,211) |
68 |
Omumbo (58) |
| Ejisu Juaben, Ghana |
Brabin et al. (12) |
1995-1996 |
20 (373) |
32 (114) |
14 (2,475) |
75 |
MARA/ARMA |
| Bagamoyo, Tanzania |
Bantje (3) |
1982-1984 |
14 (2,475) |
NA |
NA |
80 |
Hedman et al. (30) |
| Ifakara, Tanzania |
Brabin et al. (12) |
1990-1992 |
18 (8,259) |
31 (2,173) |
13 (6,086) |
90 |
Smith et al. (71) |
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