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Re: Low Birth Weight [message #6871 is a reply to message #6870]

Fri, 24 July 2015 16:51

kmorris
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Registered: December 2014

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Thank you so much for this response, it is very helpful in understanding the intricacies of the weight and size indicators.

However, I think my colleague may be asking a slightly different question. Maybe it would be easier to write it in terms of denominators:

If the low birth weight indicators (in the tables in the reports) is (# babies < 2.5 kg/ # babies with reported weights) is the perception of size the inverse (# babies with X perceived size/# babies WITHOUT reported weights)--implying the denominators for low birth weight and size can be added to equal # births in the last 5 years?

We believe mother's perceived size at birth is actually (# babies with x perceived size/# births in the last 5 years) in which case we cannot use weight and size together.

Thank you for your assistance!

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		Low Birth Weight By: kweaver on Fri, 24 July 2015 11:55
		Re: Low Birth Weight By: Liz-DHS on Fri, 24 July 2015 16:07
		Re: Low Birth Weight By: kmorris on Fri, 24 July 2015 16:51
		Re: Low Birth Weight By: Liz-DHS on Mon, 26 October 2015 14:51

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