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Prevalence and Predictors of “Small Size” Babies in Ethiopia: In-depth Analysis of the Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey, 2011

BACKGROUND: Low Birth Weight (LBW) babies account for nearly 80% of neonatal deaths globally. In Ethiopia, only 5% of them are weighed at birth. This study analyzes the prevalence and key proximate determinants of reported infant size, and its validity to use as a proxy indicator for low birth weigh...

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Autores principales: Alemu, Taddese, Umeta, Melaku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Research and Publications Office of Jimma University 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4913192/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27358545