A Case Control Study on Risk Factors Associated with Low Birth Weight Babies in Eastern Nepal

• Main Authors: Ravi Kumar Bhaskar (Author), Krishna Kumar Deo (Author), Uttam Neupane (Author), Subhadra Chaudhary Bhaskar (Author), Birendra Kumar Yadav (Author), Hanoon P. Pokharel (Author), Paras Kumar Pokharel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. This study was done to assess the maternal and sociodemographic factors associated with low birth weight (LBW) babies. Methods. An unmatched case control study was done involving 159 cases (mothers having LBW singleton babies) and 159 controls (mothers having normal birth weight singleto...