Socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: Evidence from the Kassena-Nankana districts of the Upper East Region of Ghana.

OBJECTIVE:To examine the social, economic and demographic factors that determine low birth weight in the two Kassena Nankana districts of the Upper East region of Ghana. METHODS:Cross-sectional data was collected from January 2009 to December 2011 using the Navrongo Health and Demographic Surveillan...

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Main Authors: Isaiah Awintuen Agorinya, Edmund Wedam Kanmiki, Engelbert Adamwaba Nonterah, Fabrizio Tediosi, James Akazili, Paul Welaga, Daniel Azongo, Abraham Rexford Oduro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6235265?pdf=render