Validation of MINORMIX Approach for Estimation of Low Birthweight Prevalence Using a Rural Nepal dataset.

Karen T ChangEmily D CarterLuke C MullanySubarna K KhatrySimon CousensXiaoyi AnJulia KrasevecSteven C LeClerqMelinda K MunosJoanne Katz

Published in: The Journal of nutrition (2021)

In a rural Nepal validation dataset, the MINORMIX method generated a more accurate LBW estimate than the previously applied adjustment method. This supports the use of the MINORMIX method to produce estimates for tracking the LBW Global Nutrition Target. Clinical Trial Registry: NCT01177111 at https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01177111.

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