Prevalence and factors associated with underweight among 15–49-year-old women in Sierra Leone: a secondary data analysis of Sierra Leone demographic health survey of 2019
Abstract Background Women are at higher risks of being underweight than men due to biological, socio-economic, and cultural factors. Underweight women have high risks of poor obstetric outcomes. We aimed to determine the prevalence and factors associated with being underweight among women of reprodu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Women's Health |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02358-4 |