Positive Effect of Large Birth Intervals on Early Childhood Hemoglobin Levels in Africa Is Limited to Girls: Cross-Sectional DHS Study

BACKGROUND: Short birth intervals are independently associated with increased risk of adverse maternal, perinatal, infant and child outcomes. Anemia in children, which is highly prevalent in Africa, is associated with an increased risk of morbidity and mortality. Birth spacing is advocated as a tool...

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Autores principales: Afeworki, Robel, Smits, Jeroen, Tolboom, Jules, van der Ven, Andre
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4488302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26121362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131897

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4488302/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26121362
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0131897

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