Affecting Factors Incident of Low Birth Weight at RSUD Muntilan

Abstract

Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies are babies whose birth weight is less than 2,500 grams. According to the Indonesian Ministry of Health in 2021, the highest cause of neonatal deaths in 2021 was due to the incidence of Low Birth Weight (LBW), namely 34.5%. Data from the 2021 Central Java Health Profile shows that 9.27% of babies were born with low birth weight. Objective: To determine the factors of age, parity and Hb levels that influence the incidence of LBW. This research approach is quantitative, observational analytical research design using cross sectional methods. Data collection used secondary data, namely register books with a population of 271 respondents, then a sample was obtained using simple random sampling of 162 respondents. Results: The frequency of birth weight of babies born at Muntilan Hospital in the non-LBW category was 130 (80.2%) respondents, and in the LBW baby category, there were 32 respondents (19.2%). The age of mothers who gave birth at Muntilan Hospital with the highest percentage was in the no-risk age category, 125 respondents (77.2%), then 37 respondents in the risk category (22.8%), there was a relationship between maternal age and the incidence of LBW in Muntilan Regional Hospital because the results obtained were P-value 0.000, meaning (p < a) or 0.000 < 0.05 and the results of the analysis showed that there was no relationship between maternal parity and the incidence of LBW at Muntilan Regional Hospital because the results obtained were P-value 0.449, meaning (p > a) or 0.449 > 0.05. There is a relationship between HB levels and the incidence of LBW at Muntilan Hospital because the results obtained were P-value 0.000, meaning (p < a) or 0.000 < 0.05. Advice for pregnant women is to carry out routine examinations during pregnancy (ANC) so that the risk of LBW can be identified early and receive appropriate treatment immediately.