Spatial quantile regression with application to high and low child birth weight in Malawi

Abstract Background Child low and high birth weight are important public health problems. Many studies have looked at factors of low and high birth weight using mean regression. This study aimed at using quantile regression to find out determinants of low and high birth weight. Methods Spatial quant...

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Main Author: Alfred Ngwira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7949-9