Demographic, socio-economic, obstetric, and behavioral factors associated with small-and large-for-gestational-age from a prospective, population-based pregnancy cohort in rural Nepal: a secondary data analysis

• Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Hazel (Author), Diwakar Mohan (Author), Scott Zeger (Author), Luke C. Mullany (Author), James M. Tielsch (Author), Subarna K. Khatry (Author), Seema Subedi (Author), Steven C. LeClerq (Author), Robert E. Black (Author), Joanne Katz (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background In South Asia, a third of babies are born small-for-gestational age (SGA). The risk factors are well described in the literature, but many studies are in high-and-middle income countries or measure SGA on facility births only. There are fewer studies that describe the prevalence...