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Eftekhar H, Aghamolaei T, Abedini S. Risk factors associated with Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) in Bandar Abbas, Iran. Payesh 2007; 6 (3)
URL: http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-699-en.html

Objective(s): To determine risk factors associated with IUGR in Bandar Abbas, Iron.
Methods: This was a case-control study of live births. Cases were 60 newborns with Jess than 2500g weight at birth; controls were 60 newborns with birth weights above 2500g. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed by the SPSS program.
Results: Mother's employment (Odds Ratio: I 0.2, Cl_95% =, l.2-87 .3), hypertension (Odds Ratio: 7.4, CI _95%=1.5-36.9), lack of prenatal care (Odds Ratio: 3.5, CI_95%=l.2-13.7), and use of the hookah for smoking tobacco (Odds Ratio=3.5, Cl_95%= 1.1-12.6) were found to be risk factors for intra-uterine growth retardation. Conclusion: To reduce IUGR we must identify high-risk women and educate them on the risks of IUGR and the ways to prevent this phenomenon.