Table 3 Association of factors with low birth weight in Amhara Regional State Referral Hospitals, Ethiopia, 2017 (n = 429)
Variables | LBW | LBW | COR | AOR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n) | (%) | (n) | (%) | |||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 64 | 44.8 | 170 | 59.4 | 1 | 1 |
Female | 79 | 55.2 | 116 | 40.6 | 1.81 (1.2, 2.7) | 1.7 (1.1, 2.6) |
Residence place | ||||||
Rural | 72 | 50.3 | 103 | 36.0 | 1.8 (1.20–2.27) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.8) |
Urban | 71 | 49.7 | 183 | 64.0 | 1 | 1 |
Educational status | ||||||
Unable to read and write | 50 | 35.0 | 59 | 20.6 | 2.44 (1.41–4.21) | 1.32 (0.69–2.52) |
Grade 1–8 | 33 | 23.1 | 63 | 22.0 | 1.51 (0.85–2.69) | 0.93 (0.48–1.79) |
Grade 9–12 | 27 | 18.9 | 69 | 24.1 | 1.13 (0.62–2.04) | 0.92 (0.48–1.76) |
Diploma and above | 33 | 23.1 | 95 | 33.2 | 1 | 1 |
MUAC category | ||||||
≥ 23 cm | 88 | 61.5 | 217 | 75.9 | 1 | 1 |
< 23 cm | 55 | 38.5 | 69 | 24.1 | 1.97 (1.28–3.03) | 1.66 (1.02–2.70) |
History of abortions | ||||||
Yes | 24 | 16.8 | 35 | 12.2 | 1.45 (0.82–2.54) | 1.38 (0.71–2.67) |
No | 119 | 83.2 | 251 | 87.8 | 1 | 1 |
ANC visit | ||||||
Yes | 101 | 29.2 | 245 | 70.8 | 1 | 1 |
No | 42 | 50.6 | 41 | 49.4 | 2.49 (1.52–4.05) | 2.31 (1.32–4.04) |
Complications during pregnancy | ||||||
Yes | 77 | 41.0 | 111 | 59.0 | 1.84 (1.23–2.76) | 2.79 (1.74–4.45) |
No | 66 | 27.4 | 175 | 72.6 | 1 | 1 |
Iron tabs given | ||||||
Yes | 95 | 66.4 | 244 | 85.3 | 1 | 1 |
No | 48 | 33.6 | 42 | 14.7 | 2.94 (1.82–4.73) | 2.82 (1.62–4.91) |
Parity | ||||||
Primi-para | 79 | 55.2 | 129 | 45.1 | 1.5 (1.03–2.25) | 1.45 (0.92–2.31) |
Multipara | 64 | 44.8 | 157 | 54.9 | 1 | 1 |
Gestational age | ||||||
Preterm | 48 | 56.5 | 37 | 43.5 | 3.4 (2.08–5.55) | 3.33 (1.95–5.67) |
Term and above | 95 | 27.6 | 249 | 72.4 | 1 | 1 |
History of LBW | ||||||
Yes | 26 | 18.2 | 29 | 10.1 | 1.97 (1.11–3.49) | 1.85 (0.97–3.35) |
No | 117 | 81.8 | 257 | 89.9 | 1 | 1 |