Advances in Pediatric Research
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Department of Public Health Care, Aksum University, Aksum, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Individual and Area Level Factors of Low Birth Weight in Ethiopia: Evidence from Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey 2016: Multilevel Modeling
  Author(s): Kibrom Taame Weldemariam*, Kebede Embaye Gezae, Haftom Temesgen Abebe and Tsegay Teklu
  
  Background: Low birth weight is one of the critical issues in Ethiopia that causes many babies’ short- term and long-term health consequences. In Ethiopia, low birth weight is increasing; however, limited evidences of multilevel factors associated with low birth weight in the study setting, Ethiopia. Objectives: The objective of this study was to assess individual and area level factors of Low Birth Weight in Ethiopia: from Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016. Methods: The data were extracted from the 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey. For analysis a sample of 2110 birth weights within five years preceding the survey were included. The analysis was carried out using STATA software version 14. A two level mixed effects logistic regression analysis was used to estimate both the fixed ef.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2385-4529.23.10.056

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