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Birth weight and childhood obesity: effect modification by residence and household wealth.

Helen Andriani
Published in: Emerging themes in epidemiology (2021)
Effective prevention and intervention to childhood obesity as early as possible are imperative. As far as this study was concerned, efforts, policies, and targets are required to reduce the prevalence of LBW. Children born of LBW, who live in a rural area and from low income families, should be emphatically intervened as early as possible.
Keyphrases
  • birth weight
  • gestational age
  • randomized controlled trial
  • weight gain
  • public health
  • young adults
  • south africa
  • risk factors
  • low birth weight
  • preterm infants
  • weight loss