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Table 4 Factors associated with low birth weight among term newborns in health facilities at Wolaita Sodo town in South Ethiopia, March 2016

From: Low birth weight among term newborns in Wolaita Sodo town, South Ethiopia: a facility based cross-sectional study

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)*

  1. *statistically significant at p < 0.05