Neonatal admissions and mortality: a statistical adjustment approach using birthweight-specific curves to address bias due to underreporting in 65 hospitals in four African countries

Population Health Metrics · Published 2026-07-28 · DOI 10.1186/s12963-026-00496-z

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Lucas Malla, Siu Nam Wong, Samuel Ngwala, Evelyn Zimba, Msandeni Chiume, Norman Lufesi, Kondwani Kawaza, Honorati Masanja, Josephine Shabani, Prosper Mshana, Robert Tillya, Nahya Salim, John Wainaina, Julius Thomas, Junwei Chen, Franklin Okech, George Okello, William Macharia, Olabisi Dosunmu, Chinyere Ezeaka, Opeyemi Odedere, Morris Ogero, James H. Cross, Rebecca E. Penzias, Christine Bohne, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Maria Oden, Eric O. Ohuma, Joy E. Lawn, with NEST360 Collaborative authorship group

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2026

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Malla, L., Wong, S., Ngwala, S., et al. (2026). Neonatal admissions and mortality: a statistical adjustment approach using birthweight-specific curves to address bias due to underreporting in 65 hospitals in four African countries. Population Health Metrics. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12963-026-00496-z

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