Risk factors for small-for-gestational-age and preterm births among 19,269 Tanzanian newborns

Few studies have differentiated risk factors for term-small for gestational age (SGA), preterm-appropriate for gestational age (AGA), and preterm-SGA, despite evidence of varying risk of child mortality and poor developmental outcomes. We analyzed birth outcome data from singleton infants, who were...

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2016-05, Vol.16 (1), p.110-110, Article 110
Hauptverfasser:	Muhihi, Alfa, Sudfeld, Christopher R, Smith, Emily R, Noor, Ramadhani A, Mshamu, Salum, Briegleb, Christina, Bakari, Mohamed, Masanja, Honorati, Fawzi, Wafaie, Chan, Grace Jean-Yee
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Age Babies Birth Weight Body Height Data collection Double-Blind Method Female Gestational Age Health facilities Health surveillance Home births Humans Infant mortality Infant, Newborn Infant, Small for Gestational Age Male Maternal Age Menstruation Multivariate Analysis Newborn babies Pregnancy Premature birth Premature Birth - etiology Premature Birth - prevention & control Principal components analysis Public health Regression Analysis Risk Factors Socioeconomic Factors Tanzania Term Birth Vitamin A Vitamin A - therapeutic use Vitamins - therapeutic use Womens health Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Few studies have differentiated risk factors for term-small for gestational age (SGA), preterm-appropriate for gestational age (AGA), and preterm-SGA, despite evidence of varying risk of child mortality and poor developmental outcomes. We analyzed birth outcome data from singleton infants, who were enrolled in a large randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of neonatal vitamin A supplementation conducted in Tanzania. SGA was defined as birth weight
ISSN:	1471-2393 1471-2393
DOI:	10.1186/s12884-016-0900-5