Evaluation of adjustment methods used to determine prevalence of low birth-weight babies at a rural hospital in Andhra Pradesh, India

Accurate reporting of prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) is important for monitoring health of a population. LBW is often underestimated in developing countries due to heaping of the data at 2.5 kg. UNICEF uses an average adjustment factor of 25% to re-classify babies listed as exactly 2.5 kg into...

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Main Authors: C Rekha (Author), R Margaret Whelan (Author), Purushotham Reddy (Author), P Sudhakar Reddy (Author)
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Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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