Table 3 Bivariable and multivariable analyses of adverse birth outcomes of women delivered in North Wollo zone health institutions, northeast Ethiopia, 2017

Residence

 Urban

1.0

1.0

 Rural

2.0 (1.31–2.91)

1.8 (1.13, 2.78)*

Age (years)

 < 20

0.6 (0.27–1.34)

0.5 (0.20, 1.20)

 20–34

1.00

1.00

 ≥ 34

2.1 (1.22–3.49)

2.2 (1.21, 4.05)*

Mother’s education

 Unable to write and read

2.6 (1.43, 4.77)

1.8 (0.90, 3.40)

 Able to write and read

2.3 (1.20, 4.50)

1.4 (0.65, 2.83)

 Primary school

1.4 (0.69, 2.66)

1.6 (0.79, 3.42)

 Secondary school

1.7 (0.83, 3.32)

2.0 (0.92, 4.94)

 College and above

1.0

1.0

Maternal MUAC

 < 23

2.3 (1.48, 3.45)

3.1 (1.90, 4.94)*

 ≥ 23

1.00

1.00

Gravidity

 Primigravida

1.0

1.0

 Multigravida

1.9 (1.23–2.84)

1.8 (1.08, 3.06)*

ANC visit

 Yes

1.0

1.0

 No

2.3 (1.23, 4.42)

2.1 (1.02, 4.40)*

Complication during pregnancy

 Yes

2.2 (1.37, 3.61)

2.1 (1.23, 3.55)*

 No

1.0

1.0