Determinants of low birth weight among neonates born in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals of Ethiopia: unmatched case control study

Abstract Objective This study was conducted to identify the determinants of low birth weight among infants born in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals of Ethiopia. Results This study found that mothers who delivered female infants (AOR: 1.7, 95% CI 1.1, 2.6), occurrence of health problems durin...

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Published in:	BMC Research Notes
Main Authors:	Getnet Asmare, Nigusie Berhan, Mengistu Berhanu, Animut Alebel
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2018-07-01
Subjects:	Low birth weight Maternal factors Northwest Ethiopia
Online Access:	http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3568-2

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