Wealth status, mid upper arm circumference (MUAC) and Ante Natal Care (ANC) are determinants for low birth weight in Kersa, Ethiopia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Assefa, Nega ^a   Berhane, Yemane ^b   Worku, Alemayehu ^b,c  

^a HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b ADDIS CONTINENTAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Ethiopia)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM CIRCUMFERENCE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POVERTY; PREDICTION; PRENATAL CARE; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; ARM; COHORT STUDIES; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84863093438     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039957     Document Type: Article

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