Table 5 Bi-variable and multi-variable analyses of factors associated with low birth weight among deliveries in UoGCSH, Northwest Ethiopia (n = 455), 2021

Yes

No

Residence

Urban

18

240

1

1

Rural

28

169

2.21(1.18–4.12)

4.6(1.36–15.52)*

Mothers educational level

No formal education

20

132

1.8(0.79–4.12)

0.25(0.05–1.18)

Primary level

10

69

1.72(0.67–4.46)

0.97(0.27–3.47)

Secondary level

7

101

0.82(0.29–2.29)

0.78(0.24–2.51)

College and above

9

107

1

1

Family size

≤ 5

45

361

1

1

> 5

1

48

0.17(0.02–1.24)

0.07(0.01–1.64)

Pregnancy type

Singleton

41

399

1

1

Multiple

5

10

4.9(1.59–14.9)

7.3(1.75–20.47)*

Gestational age

Preterm pregnancy

34

98

8.9(4.48–18.03)

8.6(3.88–19.23)*

Term pregnancy

12

311

1

1

History of perinatal death

Yes

18

85

2.5(1.29–4.64)

2.9(1.35–6.24)*

No

28

324

1

1

Fever (≥ 2 weeks)

Yes

14

63

2.4(1.21–4.76)

2.7(1.17–6.23)*

No

32

346

1

1

Medical illness

Yes

14

86

1.64(0.84–3.22)

0.9(0.38–1.99)

No

32

323

1

1

Congenital anomaly

Yes

4

14

2.69(0.85–8.54)

3.2(0.71–14.38)

No

42

395

1

1

APH

Yes

14

70

2.11(1.07–4.17)

2.0(0.9–4.51)

No

32

339

1

1

PROM

Yes

10

33

3.17(1.44–6.94)

2.6(1.02–6.57)*

No

36

376

1

1