Variables (n = 432) | LBW | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | |||
Age | ||||
< 25 | 11 (11.2) | 87 (88.8) | 1.63 (0.77,3.46) | 1.53 (0.31,7.49) |
25+ | 24 (7.2) | 310 (92.8) | 1 | 1 |
Marital status | ||||
Married | 30 (7.4) | 378 (92.6) | 0.30 (0.10,0.86) | 0.08 (0.006,1.18) |
Other | 5 (20.8) | 19 (79.2) | 1 | 1 |
Educational status | ||||
Primary and below | 23 (11.4) | 178 (88.6) | 2.36 (1.14,4.87) | 5.86(1.64,20.9)* |
Secondary and above | 12 (5.2) | 219 (94.8) | 1 | 1 |
Occupation | ||||
Housewife | 20 (10.8) | 166 (89.2) | 2.08 (1.03,4.22) | 5.41(1.37,21.3)* |
Others | 15 (6.1) | 231 (93.9) | 1 | 1 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 16 (11.3) | 125 (88.7) | 1.85 (0.92,3.73) | 0.06 (0.006,0.6)* |
Urban | 19 (6.5) | 272 (93.5) | 1 | 1 |
Average monthly income | ||||
≤ 810 | 6 (18.2) | 27 (81.8) | 3.88 (1.28,11.8) | 2.55(0.19,34.09) |
810–1296 | 12 (10.7) | 100 (89.3) | 2.09 (0.85–5.15) | 0.88(0.09,8.02) |
1297–2591 | 8 (6.6) | 113 (93.4) | 1.23 (0.46–3.30) | 2.44(0.61,9.69) |
≥ 2592 | 9 (5.4) | 157 (94.6) | 1 | 1 |
Parity | ||||
1 | 22 (12.2) | 158 (87.8) | 2.56 (1.25,5.23) | 1.95 (0.47,7.99) |
2+ | 13 (5.2) | 239 (94.8) | 1 | 1 |
Medical conditions | ||||
Yes | 6 (4.8) | 119 (95.2) | 1 | 1 |
No | 29 (9.4) | 278 (90.6) | 2.07 (0.84,5.11) | 0.67 (0.18,2.52) |
Dietary counselling | ||||
Yes | 17 (5.9) | 273 (94.1) | 1 | 1 |
No | 12 (11.3) | 94 (88.7) | 2.05 (0.94,4.45) | 3.08 (0.64,14.77) |
Number of additional meals | ||||
1 | 2 (2.8) | 70 (97.2) | 1 | 1 |
2+ | 21 (9.5) | 200 (90.5) | 3.67 (0.84,16.07) | 3.5 (0.55,22.59) |
Iron tablets consumed | ||||
< 90 | 26 (9.8) | 238 (90.2) | 3.2 (0.94,10.85) | 0.56 (0.13,2.46) |
≥ 90 | 3 (3.3) | 88 (96.7) | 1 | 1 |
MUAC | ||||
< 23 cm | 15 (9) | 151 (91) | 1.22 (0.61,2.46) | 3.15 (0.95,10.44) |
≥ 23 cm | 20 (7.5) | 246 (92.5) | 1 | 1 |
Cereals | ||||
Daily | 27 (10.5) | 231(89.5) | 1 | 1 |
< Daily | 8 (4.6) | 166 (95.4) | 2.42 (1.07,5.47) | 2.89 (0.66,12.74) |
Fruits | ||||
Daily | 9 (20.9) | 34 (79.1) | 1 | 1 |
< Daily | 26 (6.7) | 363 (93.3) | 3.69 (1.60,8.52) | 13.9(2.29,84.6)* |