Factors associated with low birth weight in Nepal using multiple imputation

Singh, Usha; Ueranantasun, Attachai; Kuning, Metta

doi:10.1186/s12884-017-1252-5

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Table 1 Overall and subgroup prevalences of LBW after imputation

From: Factors associated with low birth weight in Nepal using multiple imputation

Variables	Estimate	SE	95% CI
Overall	0.154	0.015	0.12, 0.18
Underlying factors
Wealth index
Poor	0.174	0.024	0.13, 0.22
Middle	0.152	0.026	0.10, 0.20
Rich	0.123	0.014	0.10, 0.15
Mother’s education
No education	0.161	0.025	0.11, 0.21
Primary education	0.183	0.022	0.14, 0.23
Secondary/higher education	0.124	0.014	0.10, 0.15
Women’s decision for health service utilization
Women	0.105	0.016	0.07, 0.14
Women and husband together	0.152	0.019	0.11, 0.19
Husband or others	0.181	0.020	0.14, 0.22
Ethnicity
Relatively advantaged	0.159	0.018	0.12, 0.19
Relatively disadvantaged (Janjati)	0.142	0.020	0.10 0.18
Relatively disadvantaged (Dalit)	0.160	0.024	0.11, 0.21
Residence
Rural	0.155	0.016	0.13, 0.19
Urban	0.140	0.014	0.11, 0.17
Ecological region
Mountain	0.178	0.033	0.11, 0.24
Hill	0.170	0.020	0.13, 0.21
Terai	0.137	0.018	0.10, 0.17
Development region
Eastern	0.183	0.024	0.14, 0.23
Central	0.121	0.021	0.08, 0.16
Western	0.131	0.025	0.08, 0.18
Mid-western	0.174	0.025	0.12, 0.22
Far-western	0.192	0.029	0.13, 0.25
Proximate factors
Body mass index (BMI)
< 18.5 (Underweight)	0.176	0.028	0.12, 0.23
18.5–23.0 (Normal)	0.160	0.018	0.12, 0.19
> 23.0 (Overweight)	0.115	0.021	0.07, 0.16
Birth interval
No interval	0.150	0.014	0.12, 0.18
< 24 months	0.191	0.037	0.12, 0.26
≥ 24 months	0.146	0.019	0.11, 0.18
ANC visit during pregnancy
No visit	0.207	0.048	0.11, 0.30
One-three visits	0.167	0.023	0.12, 0.21
Four or more visits	0.125	0.012	0.10, 0.15
Consumption of iron tablets during pregnancy
No	0.189	0.036	0.12, 0.26
Yes	0.143	0.013	0.12, 0.17
Smoking
No	0.149	0.014	0.12, 0.18
Yes	0.210	0.058	0.10, 0.32
Fuel
Low polluting fuel	0.110	0.017	0.08, 0.14
Highly polluting fuel	0.161	0.016	0.13, 0.19
Gestation and fetal growth factors
Mother’s age at child’s birth (Years)
15–19	0.160	0.020	0.12, 0.20
20–24	0.149	0.016	0.12, 0.18
25–29	0.149	0.022	0.11, 0.19
≥ 30	0.162	0.034	0.09, 0.23
Parity
One	0.140	0.015	0.11, 0.17
Two-three	0.154	0.014	0.13, 0.18
Four and above	0.164	0.034	0.10, 0.23
Gender of baby
Male	0.146	0.017	0.11, 0.18
Female	0.161	0.017	0.13, 0.20

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