Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted associations between number of months of LEAP 1000 treatment before delivery and LBW among a sample of 1,439 Ghanaian infants; 2015–2017. PMT: proxy means test; LBW: Low birthweight; NHIS: National Health Insurance Scheme aModel adjusted for PMT score; bModel adjusted for PMT score, parity, improved lighting source in household, number of children under 5 years old in the household, district of residence, year of birth, infant born in the rainy season, current NHIS enrollment, household food insecurity score, and month of birth. Standard errors clustered at household level
Low birthweight OR (95% CI) p-value | ||
|---|---|---|
Unadjusteda | Adjustedb | |
Months of LEAP 1000 Treatment | 0.960 (0.907–1.017) | 0.928 (0.869–0.990) |
0.164 | 0.024 | |
Household-level | ||
Food insecurity score (0–8) | 0.899 (0.783–1.032) | |
0.130 | ||
Improved lighting source | 0.842 (0.536–1.323) | |
0.456 | ||
Number of children under 5 in household | 1.023 (0.773–1.352) | |
0.875 | ||
PMT score | 0.220 (0.016–2.992) | 0.068 (0.005–0.910) |
0.256 | 0.042 | |
Maternal-level | ||
Parity | 0.911 (0.801–1.037) | |
0.157 | ||
Current NHIS enrollment | 0.657 (0.419–1.032) | |
0.068 | ||
Infant-level | ||
Month of birth | 0.979 (0.906–1.058) | |
0.593 | ||
Year of birth | 1.068 (0.817–1.395) | |
0.632 | ||
Infant born during the rainy season (March - Sept) | 1.204 (0.752–1.928) | |
0.439 | ||
District [ref: East Mamprusi] | ||
Karaga | 1.180 (0.425–3.275) | |
0.750 | ||
Yendi | 0.679 (0.291–1.581) | |
0.369 | ||
Bongo | 0.495 (0.281–0.873) | |
0.015 | ||
Garu-Tempane | 0.541 (0.279–1.048) | |
0.069 | ||
N | 1,439 | |