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

• Main Authors: Alamgir Kabir (Author), Md Mahbubur Rashid (Author), Kamal Hossain (Author), Arifuzzaman Khan (Author), Shegufta Shefa Sikder (Author), Heather F. Gidding (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...