摘要：Background:
Mortality rate in low-birth-weight infants is almost 30 times more than that in those with normal weight, so the birth of low-birth-weight infants is one of the most serious health problems in the world. Therefore, this nested case-control study was conducted to investigate the risk factors associated with low birth weight among infants in the rural population of Kerman province.
Methods:
This nested case-control study was performed in rural areas of Kerman province, southeastern Iran. Case (
n = 155) and control (
n = 310) groups were selected using risk set sampling. Data were analyzed through Point and distance estimation (OR, CI) using conditional logistic regression method by Stata-12 software.
Results:
The results of multivariate analysis showed that maternal BMI [OR = 0.3, CI 95% (0.1, 0.9)
