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Table 4 Maternal factors associated with low birth weight from logistic regression analysis, central Tigray, Ethiopia, Aug 2013

From: Maternal associated factors of low birth weight: a hospital based cross-sectional mixed study in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Variables

Categories

LBW

COR (95 %, CI)

AOR (95 %, CI)

Yes (%)

No (%)

Height of mother (in cm)

<150 cm

8 (28.6)

20 (71.4)

2.62 (1.08, 2.63)

3.02 (0.90, 10.10)

> = 150 cm

37 (13.2)

243 (86.8)

1.00

1.00

Nutritional counseling

Yes

37 (13.0)

248 (87)

1.00

1.00

No

8 (34.8)

15 (65.2)

3.575 (9.02, 1.42)

0.97 (0.27, 3.51)

Residence

Urban

16 (8.9)

163 (91.1)

1.00

1.00

Rural

29 (22.5)

100 (77.5)

2.954 (1.53, 5.71)

4.34 (1.99, 9.48)**

History of FP use

Yes

28 (15.6)

151 (84.4)

1.222 (0.64, 2.34)

1.47 (0.68, 3.19)

No

17 (13.2)

112 (86.8)

1.00

1.00

Presence of chronic medical illnesses

Yes

3 (27.3)

8 (72.7)

2.277 (0.58, 8.93)

5.3 (1.12, 25.45)**

No

42 (14.1)

255 (85.9)

1.00

1.00

Weight of the mother (in kg)

<50 kg

24 (21.2)

89 (78.8)

2.234 (1.17, 4.23)

2.26 (1.06, 4.80)**

> = 50 kg

21 (10.8)

174 (89.2)

1.00

1.00

MUAC of mother (in cm)

<21 cms

20 (18.3)

89 (81.7)

1.564 (0.82, 2.97)

1.02 (0.43, 2.41)

> = 21 cms

25 (12.6)

174 (87.4)

1.00

1.00

Gestational age (in wks)

<37 weeks

10 (71.4)

4 (28.6)

18.5 (5.50, 62.16)

18.5 (4.94, 69.4)**

> = 37 weeks

35 (11.9)

259 (88.1)

1.00

1.00

History of abortion

Yes

12 (20.7)

46 (79.3)

1.71 (0.82, 3.57)

1.54 (0.63, 3.79)

No

33 (13.2)

217 (86.8)

1.00

1.00

  1. N.B. 1 = Reference Category, ** = Significant at p-value <0.05 in multivariate analysis