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A STUDY OF PREVALENCE AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC DETERMINANTS FOR LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, HOSPITAL BASED CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY IN, MAHARASHTRA INDIA

  • 1. 1. Associate Professor of community Medicine Government Medical College Akola Maharashtra India.
  • 2. 2. Associate Professor of Physiology Government Medical College Akola Maharashtra India.
  • 3. 3. Associate Professor of Obst/ Gynaecology Government Medical College Akola Maharashtra India.
  • 4. 4. Medical Officer Obst/ Gynaecology District Hospital Amravati Maharashtra IndiaMaharashtra India.
  • 5. 5. P.G Student Community Medicine Government Medical College Akola Maharashtra India.
  • 6. 6. Statistician cum LectureGovernment Medical College Akola Maharashtra India.

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Background :The birth weight one of the most important determinant of its chances of survival, healthy growth and development.LBW significantly contributes to various health disorders in both children and adults, linking it to severe malnutrition in children under five, poor psychomotor development, and lower educational performance. Objectives: To determine the prevalence of low birth weight and various determinants associated with low birth weight in tertiary care hospital.

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