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 DugganPublished 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.