Table 2 Distribution of low birth weight across number of ANC visits and the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents
From: Antenatal care attendance and low birth weight of institutional births in sub-Saharan Africa
Variables | Weighted % | Weighted % | LBW | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
ANC visits | < 0.001 | |||
Less than 8 | 28,702 | 85.5 | 6.0 | |
Eight or more | 4,883 | 14.5 | 4.0 | |
Maternal age | < 0.001 | |||
15–19 | 2,451 | 7.3 | 9.5 | |
20–24 | 7,120 | 21.2 | 7.0 | |
25–29 | 8,600 | 25.6 | 5.3 | |
30–34 | 7,006 | 20.9 | 4.6 | |
35–39 | 5,390 | 16.0 | 4.7 | |
40–44 | 2,293 | 6.8 | 5.8 | |
45–49 | 725 | 2.2 | 3.3 | |
Marital status | 0.006 | |||
Single | 4,522 | 13.5 | 6.6 | |
Married | 25,341 | 75.4 | 5.7 | |
Cohabiting | 3,722 | 11.1 | 4.7 | |
Maternal education | 0.570 | |||
No education | 12,178 | 36.3 | 5.9 | |
Primary | 9,236 | 27.5 | 5.7 | |
Secondary or higher | 12,171 | 36.2 | 5.5 | |
Pregnancy intention | 0.018 | |||
Then | 24,524 | 73.0 | 5.6 | |
Later | 7,176 | 21.4 | 6.2 | |
No more | 1,885 | 5.6 | 4.3 | |
Child’s age (months) | 0.015 | |||
0–11 | 10,397 | 31.0 | 6.0 | |
12–23 | 9,342 | 27.8 | 5.4 | |
24–35 | 6,652 | 19.8 | 6.4 | |
36–47 | 4,349 | 12.9 | 5.0 | |
48–59 | 2,844 | 8.5 | 4.9 | |
Child’s sex | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 17,196 | 51.2 | 5.0 | |
Female | 16,389 | 48.8 | 6.4 | |
Age at first birth | 0.048 | |||
Adolescent birth | 17,977 | 53.5 | 6.0 | |
Adult birth | 15,608 | 46.5 | 5.4 | |
Wealth index | 0.017 | |||
Poorest | 5,269 | 15.7 | 5.1 | |
Poorer | 6,224 | 18.5 | 5.9 | |
Middle | 6,748 | 20.1 | 6.6 | |
Richer | 7,658 | 22.8 | 5.4 | |
Richest | 7,685 | 22.9 | 5.4 | |
Residence | 0.963 | |||
Urban | 14,773 | 44.0 | 5.7 | |
Rural | 18,812 | 56.0 | 5.7 |