The aim of this study is to evaluate the association between maternal factors and birth weight among babies by using and comparing frequentist and Bayesian methods’ results from an epidemiologist or public health point of view. Low birth weight babies, defined by WHO as babies bo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25753
Background: The study examines the spatial distribution of low birth weight by the ten administrative Regions in Ghana using Area to Point Kriging method. Low birth weight babies, defined by World Health Organization as babies born at term who weigh less than 2.5 kg is an importa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25752
Background: Low birth weight incidence is quite high in the sub region, which has a public health concern. The weight of a baby at birth has dire consequences on the child as an infant, in childhood and as an adult. Methods: The aim of this study was to explore and examine the sp...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2020/v39i2230852