communicative model of mothers lifestyles during pregnancy with low birth weight based on social determinants of health: a path analysis

ABSTRACT

Objectives: Low birth weight [LEW] is one of the major health problems worldwide. It is important to identify the factors that play a role in the incidence of this adverse pregnancy outcome. This study aimed to develop a tool to measure mothers' lifestyles during pregnancy with a view to the effects of social determinants on health and develop a correlation model of mothers' lifestyles with LBW