Women’s empowerment is associated with maternal nutrition and low birth weight: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey

Women’s empowerment is associated with maternal nutrition and low birth weight: evidence from Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey

Abstract Background The burden of maternal undernutrition and low birth weight (LBW) incurs enormous economic costs due to their adverse consequences. Women’s empowerment is believed to be one of the key factors for attaining maternal and child health and nutritional goals. Our objective was to inve...

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Main Authors: Alamgir Kabir, Md Mahbubur Rashid, Kamal Hossain, Arifuzzaman Khan, Shegufta Shefa Sikder, Heather F. Gidding
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
Subjects:
Women’s empowerment
Maternal nutrition
Low birth weight
Principal component analysis
Bangladesh
Demographic health survey
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-020-00952-4

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