Parental Socioeconomic, Demographic, and Neonatal Factors Influencing Infants' Low Birth Weight: A Cross‐Sectional Study in Bangladesh
The risk of LBW is greatly increased by premature birth, younger maternal age, mineral deficiencies, and the absence of maternal medication use during pregnancy. Reducing the prevalence of LBW and enhancing neonatal health outcomes in Bangladesh requires addressing these factors.
Authors
- Mohammad Omar Faruk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3346-455X)
- Mahmuda Al Neyma
- Sorif Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8399-4917)
- S Ghousia Begum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6141-0845)
- Md. Rasel Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-6699-6087)
- Kabir Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-7877-1486)
- Humayra Afnan
Institutions
- Deakin University (AU)
- Noakhali Science and Technology University (BD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2025-08-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71146
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child Nutrition and Water Access
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.24