Background: Zinc is an essential micronutrient involved in cellular growth, protein synthesis, and immune regulation. During pregnancy, maternal zinc requirements increase, and deficiency has been implicated in adverse birth outcomes, including low birth weight (LBW). LBW remains...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i111318
Oil exploration in the Niger Delta has led to severe environmental pollution. This study investigates the association between exposure to crude oil and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Study Design: This was a comparative cross-sectional study of the differences in adverse pregnancy...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i51012
Objectives: Mortality and morbidity rate of low-birth-weight babies are major public health concerns worldwide. The main objective of this study was to determine the associated factors that are related to low birth weight. Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study was carried...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i4806
Background: Birth weight is an important indicator of health status of an infant and is a principal factor that determines the infant‘s, physical, survival and mental growth. Though efforts made in reducing incidences of low birth weight worldwide, the problem of l...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2020/v18i330186
M. Shafiur Rahman, K. Saiful Islam, Md. Sabir Hossain, M. Ibrahim Hossain, Md. Fuad Hossain & Md. Ibrahim Khalil·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2013
Aims: Low birth weight (LBW) is a major health problem and a significant contributor to neonatal death in both industrialised and developing countries. To examine the birth-weight status of newborns and to identity the relationship between birth-weight and other anthropometric pa...