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dc.contributor.authorKaforau, Lydia S
dc.contributor.authorTessema, Gizachew
dc.contributor.authorBugoro, Hugo
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Gavin
dc.contributor.authorJancey, Jonine
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-20T04:45:43Z
dc.date.available2023-09-20T04:45:43Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.identifier.citationKaforau, L.S. and Tessema, G.A. and Bugoro, H. and Pereira, G. and Jancey, J. 2022. Lived experiences of women with low birth weight infants in the Solomon Islands: A descriptive qualitative study. PLOS Global Public Health. 2 (12): e0001008.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93369
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pgph.0001008
dc.description.abstract

Every year, around 20 million women worldwide give birth to low birth weight (LBW) infants, with majority of these births occurring in low-and middle-income countries, including the Solomon Islands. Few studies have explored the pregnancy lived experience of women who deliver LBW infants. The aim of the study is to understand the lived experience of women in the Solomon Islands who gave birth to LBW infants by exploring their personal (socio-demographic and health), behavioural, social and environmental contexts. We used a qualitative descriptive approach and purposely selected 18 postnatal women with LBW infants in the Solomon Islands for an in-depth interview. All data were analysed using thematic analysis in NVivo. We identified six themes reported as being related to LBW: health issues, diet and nutrition, substance use, domestic violence, environmental conditions and antenatal care. Our findings suggest that women in the Solomon Islands are exposed to various personal, behavioural, social and environmental risk factors during pregnancy that can impact birth outcomes, particularly LBW. We recommend further research should be redirected to look at the factors/themes identified in the interviews.

dc.languageeng
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1099655
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1173991
dc.relation.sponsoredbyhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1195716
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleLived experiences of women with low birth weight infants in the Solomon Islands: A descriptive qualitative study.
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume2
dcterms.source.number12
dcterms.source.issn2767-3375
dcterms.source.titlePLOS Global Public Health
dc.date.updated2023-09-20T04:45:42Z
curtin.departmentCurtin School of Population Health
curtin.departmentOffice of the Pro Vice Chancellor Health Sciences
curtin.identifier.adtide0001008
curtin.accessStatusOpen access
curtin.facultyFaculty of Health Sciences
curtin.contributor.orcidTessema, Gizachew [0000-0002-4784-8151]
curtin.contributor.orcidPereira, Gavin [0000-0003-3740-8117]
curtin.contributor.orcidJancey, Jonine [0000-0002-7894-2896]
curtin.contributor.orcidKaforau, Lydia S [0000-0001-7350-0645]
curtin.contributor.researcheridTessema, Gizachew [J-9235-2018]
curtin.contributor.researcheridPereira, Gavin [D-7136-2014]
curtin.contributor.researcheridJancey, Jonine [G-1391-2013]
dcterms.source.eissn2767-3375
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridPereira, Gavin [35091486200]
curtin.contributor.scopusauthoridJancey, Jonine [15071013100]
curtin.repositoryagreementV3


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