Abstract:Background: Small for gestational age (SGA) is a significant indicator of subsequent neonatal and child morbidity. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), around a fifth of infants are born small for gestational age as defined by the Intergrowth-21 st (IG21) standard. We sought to examine the prevalence and associations of small for gestational age using IG21 among women attending antenatal care in Honiara, Solomon Islands, to compare these rates with regional data and explore the demographic factors asso… Show more
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