The Influence Of Education On Birth Weight And Incidence Of Low Birth Weight In DR Congo

Abstract

Within the context of DR Congo, this study examine whether more educated mothers give birth to healthier offspring (N=30,203). We observed that Congolese mothers with more education give birth to healthier offspring compared to those with less education. Quantitatively, one more educational year is associated with 5.8869 grams increase in birth weight and 0.41 percentage points decrease in incident of low birth weight.