Socioeconomic inequalities in low birth weight in South Asia: A comparative analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys

Socioeconomic inequalities in low birth weight in South Asia: A comparative analysis using Demographic and Health Surveys

Background: Low Birth Weight (LBW) continues to be a prominent universal cause of various short- and long-term health hazards throughout infancy and adulthood. However, no study has revealed the socioeconomic inequalities in LBW among South Asian countries. This study assesses the socioeconomic ineq...

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Main Authors: Nusrat Jahan Sathi, Benojir Ahammed, Khorshed Alam, Rubayyat Hashmi, Ka Yiu Lee, Syed Afroz Keramat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-12-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Subjects:
Concentration index
Children
Low birth weight
South Asia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827322002270

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