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Predictors of low birth weight and preterm birth in rural Uganda: Findings from a birth cohort study.

Jorick BaterJacqueline M LauerShibani GhoshPatrick WebbEdgar AgabaBernard BashaashaFlorence M TuryashemererwaRobin ShresthaChristopher P Duggan
Published in: PloS one (2020)
In rural Uganda, severe household food insecurity, adolescent pregnancy, inadequate birth spacing, malaria infection, suboptimal ANC attendance, and home delivery represent modifiable risk factors associated with higher rates of LBW and/or preterm birth. Future studies on interventions to address these risk factors may be warranted.
Keyphrases
  • preterm birth
  • low birth weight
  • gestational age
  • human milk
  • risk factors
  • south africa
  • young adults
  • healthcare
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • early onset
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • drug induced