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. 2023 May 30;23:558. doi: 10.1186/s12913-023-09482-9

Table 2.

Crude and adjusted odds ratios for the relationship between quality ANC and LBW

Variables Low birth weight Low birth weight
cOR 95%CI aOR 95%CI
Quality ANC
 low ref
 high 0.80(0.56,1.13) 0.67(0.43,1.05)
Community level factors
 Type of residence
  urban ref
  rural 1.02(0.79,1.33) --
 Water sources
  improved ref
  unimproved 1.03(0.85,1.24) ---
Socio-economic&demographic factors
 Maternal education
  no education ref
  primary 1.14(0.90,1.44) --
  secondary&higher 0.98(0.72,1.33)
 Married/partnered
  no ref
  yes 0.78(0.65,0.94) 0.86(0.68,1.09)
 Access to media
  not at all ref
  less than once a week 0.89(0.70,1.14) 1.05(0.74,1.48)
  at least once a week 0.80(0.64,0.99) 1.02(0.73,1.42)
 Wealth index
  poor ref
  middle 0.92(0.75,1.14) 0.82(0.62,1.09)
  rich 0.69(0.57,0.83) 0.71(0.55,0.91)***
 Cooking fuel
  solid fuel ref
  non-solid fuel 1.16(0.94,1.44) 0.96(0.71,1.29)
Individual level factors
 Maternal age
  15-19 ref
  20-34 0.55(0.37,0.83) 1.02(0.59,1.76)
  35-49 0.49(0.33,0.74) 1.32(0.70,2.47)
 Birth order
  1st ref
  2nd-3rd 0.55(0.45,0.68) 0.63(0.49,0.82)***
  4th and above 0.47(0.39,0.57) 0.44(0.32,0.61)***
 Preceding birth interval
  < 24months ref
  >=24months 1.32(1.03,1.68) 1.04(0.76,1.41)
 Maternal smoking status
  no ref
  yes 1.58(0.76,3.30) ---
 Maternal BMI
  underweight ref
  normal 0.93(0.79,1.09) ---
 Sex of newborn
  male ref
  female 1.48(1.26,1.74) 1.43(1.18,1.73)***
Health service factor
 Iron supplementation
  no ref
  yes 1.05(0.87,1.27) ---
 Received anti-malarial treatment
  no ref
  yes 1.28(0.99,1.65) 1.29(0.99,1.67)

*p<0.05

** p<0.01

***p<0.001 -denotes not considered