STUDY OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERNAL AND NEONATAL ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS AMONG HAUSA WOMEN IN KANO STATE.
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The study was designed to determine the relationship between maternal and neonatal Anthropometric parameters among Hausa women in Kano State.Three hundred and ninety eight subjects participated in the study.The Anthropometric variables were measured using standard procedures. Pearson's correlation and regression analyses were measured using standard SPSS version 20. The result showed that the Hausa neonates has a mean birth length of 31.59cm and standard deviation = 1.85,mean birth weight was found to be 3.22kg while standard deviation = 1.54,mean head circumference was 0.31cm and standard deviation = 0.02cm, mean neonates mid-upper arm circumstances was found to be 0.8cm and standard deviation of 0.02cm.The results of the independent T-test revealed a statistically significant difference in birth length, Specifically male neonates tended to be longer than female neonates with a mean difference of 0.06cm. In terms of maternal relationship, mothers of male neonates tended to have higher parity than mothers of female neonates with a mean difference of 0.25.
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