Table 2 Obstetrics and behavioral related history of mothers in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 429)
Variables | LBW | NBW | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count (n) | % | Count (n) | % | Count (n) | % | |
MUAC | ||||||
< 23 cm | 88 | 61.5 | 217 | 75.9 | 305 | 71.1 |
≥ 23 cm | 55 | 38.5 | 69 | 24.1 | 124 | 28.9 |
History of abortions | ||||||
Yes | 24 | 16.8 | 35 | 12.2 | 59 | 13.8 |
No | 119 | 83.2 | 251 | 87.8 | 370 | 86.2 |
Mode of delivery | ||||||
Spontaneous vaginal | 113 | 79.0 | 188 | 65.7 | 301 | 70.2 |
Assisted vaginal | 3 | 2.1 | 22 | 7.7 | 25 | 5.8 |
Caesarean section | 27 | 18.9 | 76 | 26.6 | 103 | 24.0 |
ANC visit | ||||||
Yes | 101 | 70.6 | 245 | 85.6 | 346 | 80.7 |
No | 42 | 29.4 | 41 | 14.4 | 83 | 19.3 |
Health problems | ||||||
Yes | 77 | 53.8 | 111 | 38.8 | 188 | 43.8 |
No | 66 | 46.2 | 175 | 61.2 | 241 | 56.2 |
Iron supplementation | ||||||
Yes | 95 | 66.4 | 244 | 85.3 | 339 | 79.0 |
No | 48 | 33.6 | 42 | 14.7 | 90 | 20.1 |
Gravidity | ||||||
Primi gravid | 70 | 49.0 | 123 | 43.0 | 193 | 45.0 |
Multigravida | 73 | 51.0 | 163 | 57.0 | 236 | 55.0 |
Parity | ||||||
Primi-para | 79 | 55.2 | 129 | 45.1 | 208 | 48.5 |
Multipara | 64 | 44.8 | 157 | 54.9 | 221 | 51.5 |
Gestational age | ||||||
Preterm | 48 | 33.6 | 37 | 12.9 | 85 | 19.8 |
Term and above | 95 | 66.4 | 249 | 87.1 | 344 | 80.2 |
History of low birth weight | ||||||
Yes | 26 | 18.2 | 29 | 10.1 | 55 | 12.8 |
No | 117 | 81.8 | 257 | 89.9 | 374 | 87.2 |
History of trauma | ||||||
Yes | 17 | 4.9 | 14 | 11.9 | 31 | 7.2 |
No | 125 | 94.1 | 269 | 87.4 | 398 | 92.8 |
Ever drink alcohol | ||||||
Yes | 19 | 13.3 | 23 | 8 | 42 | 9.8 |
No | 117 | 86.7 | 263 | 92 | 387 | 90.2 |
Ever chew chat | ||||||
Yes | 3 | 2.1 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.9 |
No | 140 | 97.9 | 285 | 99.7 | 425 | 99.1 |
Ever smoke cigarette | ||||||
Yes | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
No | 143 | 100.0 | 286 | 100.0 | 429 | 100.0 |