Antenatal care utilization and low birth weight in Zambia: Evidence from the Zambia Demographic and Health Survey

Teebeny Zulu, Gracious Ngosa, Herbert Luhanga and Choolwe Jacobs

PLOS Global Public Health, 2026, vol. 6, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: Low birth weight (LBW) poses a formidable threat to child survival and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Although antenatal care (ANC) is the standard clinical channel for delivering maternal and fetal health interventions, the extent to which increased ANC visits lower the likelihood of LBW in Zambia is not fully known. This study evaluated the relationship between ANC attendance frequency and LBW using nationally representative data. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the Zambia Demographic and Health Surveys (ZDHS). Pooled data from the 2001–2024 survey rounds were used to map spatial and temporal trends in LBW (

Date: 2026
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0006366

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