Table 2. Factors significantly associated with low birth weight (Multivariate analysis performed on 1439 women and adjusted on newborn's gender, study, number of consultations, bed net and education).
Adjusted OR* | 95% Confidence interval | p value | ||
First dose intake | 6–7 months of gestation | 1 | ||
5 months of gestation | 0.8 | [0.5, 1.3] | 0.46 | |
4 months of gestation | 0.5 | [0.3, 0.9] | 0.01 | |
Interval time between the 2 doses | ≤31 days | 1 | ||
32–37 days | 0.9 | [0.5, 1.5] | 0.65 | |
38–61 days | 0.7 | [0.4, 1.3] | 0.3 | |
>62 days | 1.0 | [0.6, 1.9] | 0.8 | |
Parity | Multigravidae | 1 | ||
Primigravidae | 2.4 | [1.6, 3.6] | <0.001 | |
Underweight | BMI†≥20 | 1 | ||
BMI<20 | 1.7 | [1.1, 2.5] | 0.009 | |
Duration of pregnancy | ≥40 weeks of gestation | 1 | ||
39 weeks of gestation | 2.0 | [1.1, 3.7] | 0.02 | |
≤38 weeks of gestation | 10.7 | [6.2, 18.5] | <0.001 | |
Transmission period | Dose 1 and dose 2 during rainy season | 1 | ||
Dose 1 during rainy season and dose 2 during dry season | 0.8 | [0.4,1.5] | 0.50 | |
Dose 1 during dry season and dose 2 during rainy season | 0.8 | [0.4,1.4] | 0.4 | |
Dose 1 and dose 2 during dry season | 0.6 | [0.3,0.9] | 0.05 |
OR, odds ratio;
Body mass index.