Survival status and predictors of mortality among low-birth-weight neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care units in selected public hospitals of Dire Dawa city administration and Harari regional state, Eastern Ethiopia, 2024

Abstract

Low-Birth-Weight is a serious public health concern in low- and middle-income countries. Globally, more than 20.5 million neonates were born as low-birth-weight and more than 96% of these Low-Birth-Weight newborns are born in developing countries. Although the World Health Assembly targeted to reduce Low-Birth-Weight by 30% by the end of 2025, a little success has been achieved in Ethiopia.