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December 27, 2016Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health279 citationsOpen Access

Distribution and Determinants of Low Birth Weight in Developing Countries

RMRashidul Alam MahumudThe University of SydneyMSMarufa SultanaDeakin UniversityASAbdur Razzaque SarkerBangladesh Institute of Development Studies

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This study demonstrated that delayed conception, advanced maternal age, and inadequate ANC visits had independent effects on the prevalence of LBW. Strategies should be implemented based on these findings with the goal of developing policy options for improving the overall maternal health status in developing countries.

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Mahumud et al. (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e56b41aec8584618dfe279https://doi.org/10.3961/jpmph.16.087
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