Table 3 Obstetrics, antenatal, and newborn characteristics of mothers delivered at Tirunesh Beijing General Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Variables | Category | Birth Weight, n (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cases (151) | Controls (302) | |||
Gravidity | Primigravida | 64 (42.4) | 115 (38.1) | 0.377® |
Multigravida | 87 (57.6) | 187 (61.9) | ||
Parity | Primipara | 21 (20.2) | 72 (38.1) | 0.203® |
Multipara | 69 (66.3) | 104 (55.0) | ||
Grand multipara | 14 (13.5) | 13 (6.9) | ||
ANC visit | Yes | 130 (86.1) | 276 (91.4) | 0.081® |
No | 21 (13.9) | 26 (8.6) | ||
Iron and folic supplementation | Yes | 126 (83.4) | 269 (89.4) | 0.073® |
No | 25 (16.6) | 32 (10.6) | ||
Hemoglobin | < 11 g/dl | 6 (4.0) | 5 (1.7) | 0.192* |
≥11 g/dl | 145 (96.0) | 297 (98.3) | ||
Chronic hypertension | Yes | 8 (5.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0.008* |
No | 143 (94.7) | 299 (99.0) | ||
Pregnancy-induced hypertension | Yes | 30 (19.9) | 11 (3.6) | 0.000® |
No | 121 (80.1) | 291 (96.4) | ||
Danger signs during pregnancy | Yes | 48 (31.8) | 34 (11.3) | 0.000® |
No | 103 (68.2) | 268 (88.7) | ||
History of LBW | Yes | 5 (3.3) | 3 (1.0) | 0.124* |
No | 146 (96.7) | 299 (99.0) | ||
History of abortion | Yes | 12 (7.9) | 25 (8.3) | 0.903® |
No | 139 (92.1) | 277 (91.7) | ||
Gestational age | < 37 weeks | 105 (69.5) | 10 (3.3) | 0.000* |
37–42 weeks | 43 (28.5) | 284 (94.0) | ||
> 42 weeks | 3 (2.0) | 8 (2.7) | ||
Sex of the newborn | Male | 68 (45.0) | 146 (48.3) | 0.550® |
Female | 83 (55.0) | 156 (51.7) | ||
Birth defect | Yes | 6 (4.0) | 4 (1.3) | 0.091* |
No | 145 (96.0) | 298 (98.7) | ||