Relationship between maternal pelvis height and other anthropometric measurements in a multisite cohort of Ugandan mothers

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dc.contributor.authorMunabi, Ian Guyton
dc.contributor.authorByamugisha, Josaphat
dc.contributor.authorLuboobi, Livingstone
dc.contributor.authorAbilemech Luboga, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorMirembe, Florence
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-22T21:49:28Z
dc.date.available2022-01-22T21:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn sub Saharan Africa, childbirth remains a challenge that creates the need for additional screening tools. Maternal pelvis height, which is currently in use by automotive engineers has previously been shown to have significant associations with various childbirth related outcomes and events. This study set out to determine the associations between maternal: Age, height, weight and number of pregnancies with maternal pelvis height in Ugandan mothers. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of maternal birth records from nine Ugandan hospitals, of mothers with singleton pregnancies. Data was analyzed using multilevel regression with respect to maternal pelvis height and additional analysis for tribe and site of childbirth intraclass correlations (ICCs). Results: The mean maternal pelvis height was 7.30cm for the 2068 records. Maternal pelvis height was associated with: a 0.01cm reduction per centimeter of maternal height (P=0.02), 0.01cm increase per kg of maternal weight (P<0.01), 0.04cm increase for each additional pregnancy (P=0.03) and 0.03cm increase with respect to tribe of mother (P=0.27), for a constant of 7.97cm (P<0.01). The ICC for tribe was 0.20 (SE=0.08) and 0.37 (SE=0.11) for site. Conclusion: Maternal pelvis height was associated with maternal height, maternal weight and number of pregnancies. The site of childbirth had a moderate effect on the above associations with maternal pelvis height. More study on the public health screening value of these measurements in these settings is required.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMunabi, I. G., Byamugisha, J., Luboobi, L., Luboga, S. A., & Mirembe, F. (2016). Relationship between maternal pelvis height and other anthropometric measurements in a multisite cohort of Ugandan mothers. Pan African Medical Journal, 24(1). doi:10.11604/pamj.2016.24.257.9889en_US
dc.identifier.other10.11604/pamj.2016.24.257.9889
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/1438
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPan African Medical Journalen_US
dc.subjectMaternal pelvis heighten_US
dc.subjectChildbirthen_US
dc.subjectAnthropometryen_US
dc.subjectScreeningen_US
dc.titleRelationship between maternal pelvis height and other anthropometric measurements in a multisite cohort of Ugandan mothersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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