Table 2.
Factors associated with low birth weight in bivariate analyses
| Factor | Weight | |||
| Total | <2.5 | >2.5 | ||
| n* (%)** | n* (%)** | n* (%)** | p value | |
| Maternal age | ||||
| 15–19 | 549 (100) | 84 (15.3) | 465 (84.7) | <0.001 |
| 20–29 | 3040 (100) | 300 (9.9) | 2740 (90.1) | |
| 30–39 | 1213 (100) | 91 (7.5) | 1122 (92.5) | |
| 40–49 | 222 (100) | 25 (11.3) | 197 (88.7) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently married/in union | 4450 (100) | 439 (9.9) | 4011 (90.1) | 0.766 |
| Formerly married/in union | 429 (100) | 47 (11.0) | 382 (89.0) | |
| Never married/in union | 145 (100) | 14 (9.7) | 131 (90.3) | |
| Region | ||||
| Northern | 656 (100) | 70 (10.7) | 586 (89.3) | 0.780 |
| Central | 2169 (100) | 216 (10.0) | 1953 (90.0) | |
| Southern | 2199 (100) | 214 (9.7) | 1985 (90.3) | |
| Highest education level attained | ||||
| None | 757 (100) | 86 (11.4) | 671 (88.6) | 0.161 |
| Primary | 3335 (100) | 333 (10.0) | 3002 (90.0) | |
| Secondary or higher | 922 (100) | 79 (8.6) | 843 (91.4) | |
| Wealth index (quintiles) | ||||
| 1(Lowest) | 922 (100) | 124 (13.4) | 798 (86.6) | <0.001 |
| 2 | 929 (100) | 92 (9.9) | 837 (90.1) | |
| 3 | 1027 (100) | 119 (11.6) | 908 (88.4) | |
| 4 | 971 (100) | 78 (8.0) | 893 (92.0) | |
| 5 (Highest) | 1175 (100) | 88 (7.5) | 1087 (92.5) | |
| Number of children ever born | ||||
| 1 | 1217 (100) | 186 (15.3) | 1031 (84.7) | <0.001 |
| 2 | 1046 (100) | 93 (8.9) | 953 (91.1) | |
| 3–4 | 1532 (100) | 118 (7.7) | 1414 (92.3) | |
| 5+ | 1229 (100) | 103 (8.4) | 1126 (91.6) | |
| Number of times received antenatal care | ||||
| 0–3 | 2087 (100) | 222 (10.6) | 1865 (89.4) | 0.130 |
| 4–6 | 2580 (100) | 251 (9.7) | 2329 (90.3) | |
| 7+ | 275 (100) | 19 (6.9) | 256 (93.1) | |
*
unweighted frequency
**
weighted percent