Table 3 Univariate analysis of maternal and sociodemographic characteristics of neonates by birthweight in Uganda, 1995–2011
From: Survival of low birthweight neonates in Uganda: analysis of progress between 1995 and 2011
Variables | 1995, N = 1160 | 2000–2001, N = 1100 | 2006, N = 1514 | 2011, N = 2199 | ||||||||
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| Â | LBW (%) | NBW (%) | P value | LBW | NBW | P value | LBW | NBW | P value | LBW | NBW | P value |
Maternal age | ||||||||||||
 < 20 | 26(16.7) | 130(83.3) | < 0.01 | 15(13.4) | 97(86.6) | > 0.05 | 27(19.1) | 114(80.9) | < 0.01 | 20(12.7) | 137(87.3) | > 0.05 |
 20–34 | 81(9.4) | 780(90.6) |  | 77(9.2) | 761(90.8) |  | 112(10.0) | 1004(90.0) |  | 174(11.5) | 1337(88.5) |  |
 35–49 | 15(10.5) | 128(89.5) |  | 17(11.2) | 135(88.8) |  | 41(16.0) | 216(84.0) |  | 39(9.0) | 395(91.0) |  |
Wealth | n = 392 |  | n = 424a |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||
 Poor | 15(10.9) | 123(89.1) | > 0.05 | 19(10.1) | 169(89.9) | > 0.05 | 61(13.7) | 385(86.3) | > 0.05 | 72(10.9) | 587(89.1) | > 0.05 |
 Middle/rich | 26(10.2) | 228(89.8) |  | 25(10.6) | 211(89.4) |  | 118(11.1) | 949(88.9) |  | 161(11.2) | 1282(88.8) |  |
Education level | ||||||||||||
 No education | 24(17.9) | 110(82.1) | < 0.01 | 21(16.7) | 105(83.3) | < 0.01 | 29(15.9) | 153(84.1) | < 0.05 | 27(15.6) | 146(84.4) | > 0.05 |
 Primary | 67(10.2) | 592(89.8) |  | 60(9.8) | 555(90.2) |  | 101(11.7) | 763(88.3) |  | 121(10.4) | 1040(89.6) |  |
 Secondary | 31(8.4) | 336(91.6) |  | 28(7.8) | 332(92.2) |  | 49(10.5) | 418(89.5) |  | 85(11.1) | 684(88.9) |  |
Parity | ||||||||||||
 Primiparous | 45(15.1) | 254(84.9) | < 0.01 | 27(9.6) | 255(90.4) | > 0.05 | 50(13.8) | 312(86.2) | > 0.05 | 58(13.6) | 368(86.4) | > 0.05 |
 Para 2–3 | 48(9.0) | 487(91.0) |  | 51(10.5) | 437(89.5) |  | 69(11.0) | 560(89.0) |  | 98(10.3) | 858(89.7) |  |
 Para 4+ | 29(8.9) | 297(91.1) |  | 31(9.4) | 300(90.6) |  | 60(11.5) | 462(88.5) |  | 77(10.7) | 643(89.3) |  |
Place of residence | ||||||||||||
 Rural | 67(12.8) | 455(87.2) | < 0.05 | 76(10.1) | 674(89.9) | > 0.05 | 134(12.6) | 928(87.4) | > 0.05 | 167(11.1) | 1343(88.9) | > 0.05 |
 Urban | 55(8.6) | 583(91.4) |  | 33(9.4) | 319(90.6) |  | 46(10.2) | 406(89.8) |  | 66(11.1) | 526 (88.9) |  |
Marital status | ||||||||||||
 Single | 25(12.5) | 175(87.5) | > 0.05 | 29(14.5) | 171(85.5) | < 0.05 | 39(13.9) | 241(86.1) | > 0.05 | 36(10.1) | 321(89.9) | > 0.05 |
 Married | 97(10.1) | 863(89.9) |  | 80(8.9) | 821(91.1) |  | 141(11.4) | 1093(88.6) |  | 197(11.3) | 1547(88.7) |  |
Cesarean | ||||||||||||
 Yes | 4(5.6) | 68(94.4) | > 0.05 | 11(11.8) | 82(88.2) | > 0.05 | 24(19.7) | 98(80.3) | < 0.01 | 29(12.3) | 206(87.7) | > 0.05 |
 No | 118(10.8) | 970(89.2) |  | 99(9.8) | 909(9.2) |  | 154(11.1) | 1232(88.9) |  | 212(10.8) | 1752(89.2) |  |
Check-up | ||||||||||||
 No | No data |  |  | 72(9.5) | 683(90.5) | > 0.05 | 105(12.0) | 767(88.0) | > 0.05 | 87(10.2) | 769(89.8) | > 0.05 |
 Yes |  |  |  | 34(10.1) | 302(89.9) |  | 73(11.8) | 1315(88.1) |  | 143(11.2) | 1132(88.8) |  |