Risk factors for low birth weight for teenage mothers in Tshwane District

Introduction: The magnitude of low birth weight was estimated to be 13% globally in 2013 by UNICEF. Some studies have alluded that adolescence is associated with low birth weight. This study was done to assess whether teenage mothers had the same risk factors for low birth weight as the adult mot...

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Main Author: Tshotetsi, Lumbani
Other Authors: Harris, Bernice Nerine
Language:en
Published: University of Pretoria 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63035
Tshotetsi, L 2017, Risk factors for low birth weight for teenage mothers in Tshwane District, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/63035>