Nutritional status of young children born with low birthweight in a low resource setting: an observational study

• Main Authors: Flaviah B. Namiiro (Author), Anthony Batte (Author), Joseph Rujumba (Author), Nicolette Nabukeera-Barungi (Author), Violet O Kayom (Author), Ian G. Munabi (Author), Robert Serunjogi (Author), Sarah Kiguli (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective Every year, an estimated 20 million babies are born with low birthweight and this number is increasing globally. Survivors are at risk of lifelong morbidities like undernutrition. We assessed the growth and nutritional status for children born with low birthweight at Mulago Hospit...