Open AccessMaternal and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight (LBW): A community-based study in a rural block of Assam
Author(s) -
Madhur Borah,
Rashmi Agarwalla
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of postgraduate medicine/journal of postgraduate medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.405
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 0972-2823
pISSN - 0022-3859
DOI - 10.4103/0022-3859.184275
Subject(s) - medicine , low birth weight , birth weight , block (permutation group theory) , demography , rural community , pregnancy , environmental health , obstetrics , genetics , sociology , biology , geometry , mathematics
Low birth weight (LBW) leads to high neonatal and infant deaths. There is also high prevalence of childhood morbidities and mortalities that are consequences of LBW.