Improving birth weight measurement and recording practices in Kenya and Tanzania: a prospective intervention study with historical controls.
Alloys K'OlooEvance GodfreyAnnariina M KoivuHellen C BarsosioKarim ManjiVeneranda NdesangiaFredrick OmitiMohamed Bakari KheryEverlyne D OndiekiSimon KariukiFeiko O Ter KuileR Matthew ChicoNigel KleinOtto HeimonenPer AshornUlla AshornPieta Näsänen-GilmorePublished in: Population health metrics (2023)
Routine birth weight records underestimate the risk of LBW among facility-born infants in Kenya and Tanzania. The quality of birth weight data can be improved by a simple intervention consisting of provision of digital scales and supportive training.