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Table 5 Marginal effects on the probability of low birth weight due to a change in values of wealth quintiles and maternal education, 2016 EDHS (N = 2110)

From: Prevalence of and socioeconomic gradient in low birth weight in Ethiopia: further analysis of the 2016 demographic and health survey data

Characteristics

Categories

Change in probability of LBW

P-value

Wealth quintiles

Poorest (ref)

  

Poorer

0.07

0.250

Middle

0.06

0.262

Rich

0.05

0.347

Richest

0.002

0.967

Maternal education

No education (ref)

  

Primary

−0.075

0.026*

Secondary

−0.097

0.007*

Higher

−0.036

0.429

  1. Note: ref. reference; LBW low birth weight
  2. *shows significant association at p-value 0.05