TABLE 6.

Risk factors associated with anemia and low birth weight in pregnant women attending routine ANC visits^a

Variable(s)	n (%)	OR (95% CI)
		Low birth wt (≤2.5 kg)		Anemia (≤11.0 mm/dl)
		Unadjusted	Adjusted	Unadjusted	Adjusted
P. falciparum parasitemia
Absent	1,298	1.0		1.0
Present	17 (1.3)	2.6 (0.9–8.0)	2.3 (0.8–7.0)	4.36 (1.79–10.59)	4.5 (1.7–12.0)
Birth outcome
Live birth	1,293			1.0
Stillbirth	16 (1.2)			0.61 (0.14–2.71)
Study site
Kawolo hospital	738	1.0		1.0
Mukono health center	577 (43.8)	1.3 (0.8–1.9)		0.9 (0.8–1.3)
Mother's education
No education	160 (12.9)	1.0		1.0
Completed primary/secondary/tertiary	1,086	0.8 (0.4–1.3)		0.6 (0.4–0.9)	0.6 (0.4–0.9)
Mother's occupation
Peasant/agriculture	125 (10.1)	1.0		1.0
Earns salary/business	383 (31.0)	0.94 (0.43–2.06)		1.21 (0.71–2.07)
Student/no job/activity that earns money	728 (58.9)	1.26 (0.61–2.61)		1.13 (0.68–1.87)
Parity score
3+	335	1.0		1.0
0–2	982 (74.6)	0.9 (0.6–1.5)		1.3 (0.9–1.8)
Gravidity score
3+	353	1.0		1.0
1–2	962 (73.2)	1.18 (0.69–1.68)		1.36 (0.98–1.89)	1.39(0.99–1.96)
Mother's age
Median yr (range)	23 (20–27)*	0.9 (0.9–1.0)	0.9 (0.9–1.0)	0.98 (0.96–1.0)
Gestational age
Median yr (range)	24 (20–28)*	0.9 (0.9–1.0)		1.0 (0.9–1.1)

^a*, Interquartile ranges. OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.