Determinants of newborn birth size in Somaliland: an ordinal logistic regression analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Understanding the predictors of birth size is essential for designing effective interventions to reduce neonatal morbidity and mortality in Somaliland.

Methods

A comprehensive cross-sectional study was conducted using the 2020 Somali Health and Demographic Survey (SHDS). An ordinal logistic regression model, a robust statistical method, was applied to identify determinants of birth size (Low, Normal, High) among 2,137 mother-infant pairs, ensuring a thorough and reliable analysis.

Results

The prevalence of reported small, average, and large birth sizes was 9.0%, 75.0%, and 16.0%, respectively. Our study identified significant predictors of birth size, including household wealth, maternal age, and birth order. The adjusted odds of having a larger baby were s

SUBMITTER: Ibrahim AO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12752441 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature