Mother's perception of size at birth is a weak predictor of low birth weight: Evidence from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey.

ABSTRACT: Birth weight is a consistent predictor of morbidity and survivability in infancy and later life. This study aims to assess the accuracy of the mother's perception of size at birth to predict low birth weight(LBW). This study used data from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS 2016). Information about 5060 mother pairs was obtained from the NDHS dataset. However, birth weight data were available for 3095 children, and therefore they were only included in the further analysis. The predictive accuracy of the mother's perception of size at birth to predict LBW was measured by sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value. Factors associated with the discordance among the mother's perception of birth size and birth weight were calculated using multinomi

SUBMITTER: Acharya P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9873179 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature