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. 2014 May 21;9(5):e96304. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0096304

Table 2. Relative risks from log binomial regression analysis showing association between pregnancy intentions, maternal depression and social support with Low Birth Weight, Southwest Ethiopia, 2013.

Variables Model IRR, (95% CI) Model IIRR, (95% CI) Model IIIRR, (95% CI) Model IVRR, (95% CI)
Pregnancy intention
Intended (reference) 1.00 1.00
Mistimed 1.24(0.72–2.12) 1.25(0.73–2.14)
Unwanted 2.12(1.05–4.28)* 2.08(1.02–4.23)*
Depression in pregnancy 1.87(1.09–3.21)* 1.77(1.03–3.04)*
High Social support 0.59(0.37–0.94)* 0.59(0.36–0.94)*
Maternal age
15–19 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
20–29 0.59(0.22–1.63) 0.57(0.21–1.59) 0.56(0.23–1.37) 0.53(0.21–1.31)
30–34 0.65(0.20–2.13) 0.62(0.18–2.03) 0.59(0.22–1.65) 0.56(0.20–1.56)
35+ 0.86(0.22–3.28) 0.71(0.18–2.80) 0.88(0.28–2.81) 0.75(0.23–2.41)
Mother’s education
No education 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Primary 0.82 (0.45–1.49) 0.76(0.41–1.41) 0.90(0.49–1.67) 0.86(0.47–1.59)
Secondary & above 0.48(0.10–2.21) 0.45(0.10–2.16) 0.51(0.11–2.42) 0.50(0.11–2.40)
Urban Residence 0.49(0.22–1.13) 0.46(0.20–1.05) 0.45(0.20–1.04) 0.43(0.19–0.98)
Wealth tertile
Lower (reference) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
Middle 0.52 (0.31–0.89)* 0.54(0.31–0.96)* 0.54(0.31–0.96)* 0.57(0.31–1.01)
Upper 0.44(0.26–0.76)* 0.50(0.27–0.90)* 0.53(0.30–0.93)* 0.55(0.31–0.97)*
No ANC received 2.02(1.29–3.17)* 1.73(1.08–2.78)* 1.65(1.03–2.64)* 1.66(1.04–2.67)*
Has history of still births 0.68(0.34–1.35) 0.72(0.34–1.53) 0.69 (0.32–1.46) 0.72(0.34–1.54)
Maternal MUAC
<230 cm (Reference) 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00
>230 cm 0.48(0.29–0.78)* 0.59(0.37–0.94)* 0.56(0.33–0.93)* 0.56(0.36–0.94)*

*p<0.05;

**p<0.01;

***P<0.001.