Effects of prenatal exposure factors on birth outcomes through mediation of favorable fetal growth conditions using structural equation modeling

• Aweke A. Mitku ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: mitkua@ukzn.ac.za

  Affiliations School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, College of Agriculture Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa, Department of Statistics, College of Science, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6129-9558

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• Temesgen Zewotir,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, College of Agriculture Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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• Delia North,

  Roles Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, College of Agriculture Engineering and Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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• Prakash Jeena,

  Roles Conceptualization, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, School of Clinical Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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• Rajen N. Naidoo

  Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Discipline of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa

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