In many key areas, things are getting better for SA's under-5s, a Stats SA report released on Monday shows.
“Provinces such as the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, North West, and Limpopo have never reached the target of 90% coverage as outlined by the WHO, while Gauteng had the highest .
The country recorded a 0.2 percentage point decrease to 12.9% in children born weighing less than 2.5kg in 2018, compared to 13.1% in 2014. The WHO states that low birth weight is a vital public health indicator, and Stats SA said there were several contributing factors to low birth weight, such as teenage pregnancy and the health status of the mother, just to mention a few.
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