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Journal of Public Health Advance Access originally published online on June 3, 2009
Journal of Public Health 2009 31(3):406-412; doi:10.1093/pubmed/fdp052
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© The Author 2009, Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Faculty of Public Health. All rights reserved

The effects of age and aboriginality on the incidence of low birth weight in mountain townships of Taiwan



S. C. Wang, Assistant Professor of Medical Sociology and Social Work1

S. H. Lee, Associate Professor of Nursing2

M. C. Lee, Professor of Medicine3

L. Wang, Associate Professor of Public Health4
1 Department of Medical Sociology and Social Work, Chung-Shan Medical University, No. 100, 2nd Sec. Da-Ching St., Taichung 402, Taiwan
2 Department of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
3 Department of Medicine, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
4 Department of Public Health, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan

Address correspondence to S. C. Wang, E-mail: wang03{at}csmu.edu.tw


  Abstract

Background This study aimed to examine the associations between aboriginality, age, demographic and socioeconomic factors of the mother and the risk of low birth weight (LBW) in mountain townships of Taiwan.

Methods We analyzed the LBW proportion of single live babies born to 2032 first-time mothers between 2004 and 2005. Data were analyzed using the chi-square test, analysis of variance, the Scheffe test and logistic regression.

Results About 14.8% of Aboriginal mothers and 18.7% of Aboriginal teen mothers gave birth to infants of LBW. Aboriginal mothers were found to be at higher risk of delivering LBW infants; however, after controlling for marital status and education, the influence of aboriginality and age was no longer significant.

Conclusions Marital status and education are more important determinants of LBW than aboriginality and age in mountain townships of Taiwan.

Keywords: epidemiology, ethinicity


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