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Paediatrics
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Pooled prevalence and factors of low birth weight among newborns in the top 20 countries with the highest infant mortality: analysis of recent demographic and health surveys

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  • Demiss Mulatu Geberu Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lemlem Daniel Baffa Department of Human Nutrition, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Asebe Hagos Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Getachew Teshale Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Tesfahun Zemene Tafere Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Kaleb Assegid Demissie Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Melak Jejaw Department of Health Systems and Policy, Institute of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Demiss Mulatu Geberu; mulatu.demissma23{at}gmail.com
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Geberu DM, Baffa LD, Hagos A, et al
Pooled prevalence and factors of low birth weight among newborns in the top 20 countries with the highest infant mortality: analysis of recent demographic and health surveys
BMJ Open 2025;15:e098090. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-098090

Publication history

  • Received December 17, 2024
  • Accepted April 7, 2025
  • First published April 21, 2025.
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April 21, 2025
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